Melissa Wilson

Right, because not-self shouldn't be there. Not-self is a virus. Not-self is a bacteria.

Right, because not-self shouldn't be there. Not-self is a virus. Not-self is a bacteria.

Right, because not-self shouldn't be there. Not-self is a virus. Not-self is a bacteria.

And at this point... The placenta forms tendrils. Like long, skinny claws. That actually try to invade in up through the uterus into the maternal body.

And at this point... The placenta forms tendrils. Like long, skinny claws. That actually try to invade in up through the uterus into the maternal body.

And at this point... The placenta forms tendrils. Like long, skinny claws. That actually try to invade in up through the uterus into the maternal body.

Like, eh, I'm gonna suck all your nutrients from you. But...

Like, eh, I'm gonna suck all your nutrients from you. But...

Like, eh, I'm gonna suck all your nutrients from you. But...

And the individual was so reproductively successful that it spread across all eutherian mammals.

And the individual was so reproductively successful that it spread across all eutherian mammals.

And the individual was so reproductively successful that it spread across all eutherian mammals.

This wonky interaction between the pregnant individual and the placenta. Because the placenta is not the DNA of the pregnant individual. The placenta is the DNA of the offspring.

This wonky interaction between the pregnant individual and the placenta. Because the placenta is not the DNA of the pregnant individual. The placenta is the DNA of the offspring.

This wonky interaction between the pregnant individual and the placenta. Because the placenta is not the DNA of the pregnant individual. The placenta is the DNA of the offspring.