{"product_id":"hidden-guests","title":"Hidden Guests","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781778402661\u003cbr\u003eFormat: With dust jacket\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if some of your cells were not your own? What if they once belonged to someone else?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart mind-bending medical mystery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003epart cutting-edge science\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden Guests\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e uncovers the astonishing phenomenon of microchimerism: the presence of foreign cells inside our own bodies. The incredible story of how those cells got there\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand what they do once they arrive\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emight change everything we know about the immune system, lineage, and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are all told the same story as children: that we grew from a single cell into a human, that all of our cells came from the first fertilised egg, and that we have one distinct genetic code. But scientists are beginning to challenge that story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of microchimerism shows that not all our cells are our own some of them migrated from other bodies. How did they get there? Scientists are still studying their journey, but today we know cells are exchanged in pregnancy, through transplants and blood transfusions, and possibly even through sex. But what does this mean for our daily lives is it really such a big deal if someone else's cell turns up in our bodies? The answer is, as author Lise Barneoud shows in \u003ci\u003eHidden Guests\u003c\/i\u003e, that the implications could be earth-shattering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHidden Guests\u003c\/i\u003e, Barneoud interviews doctors, researchers, and medical experts at the forefront of microchimerism research. She interweaves their fascinating discoveries with the shocking human stories of microchimerism including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe story of the mother who gave birth to the genetic children of he\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859668508805,"sku":"PR432946","price":67.8,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG5Q7S6SD40.jpg?v=1789102333","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/hidden-guests","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}