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New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
February 27, 2026
Hutchinson Center study finds male DNA in women's brains
Research in Dr. Lee Nelson's lab is first to show high frequency of male microchimerism in female brain; further study needed to determine medical implications
Fetal cells may be double-edged cancer sword for women
Gadi, colleagues find presence of circulating fetal cells in women after childbirth lowers breast cancer risk, raises colon cancer risk
The child giveth and the child taketh away: Presence of fetal cells in women lowers risk of breast cancer but raises risk of colon cancer
Study is first to find possible causative link but biological reasons are unknown
Pregnancy may lower rheumatoid arthritis risk
Mothers nearly 40 percent less likely to have the disease