post shared on Instagram Studies have shown that women “conserve DNA” from every man they have sex with.
Verdict: False
That claim is inaccurate. This post was originally posted by a website known for spreading misinformation and has since been removed.
Fact check:
Recently discovered ancient DNA suggests that syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease of unclear origin, actually originated in the Americas, researchers announced. CNN. Scientists have discovered 2,000-year-old bones containing the oldest evidence of the bacterium that causes syphilis, the newspaper reported.
In an Instagram post, she claims that women “preserve their DNA” when they have sex with men. This post shows an infrared image of a person or body part.
It also shows what appears to be a headline: “Study finds that women retain the DNA of every man they've ever loved.''
This claim appears to stem from 2018's Neon Nettle article, has since been removed.of neon nettle The site appears to have been deactivated. misinformation directory Published by FactCheck.org. According to the article, the site published “inflammatory political articles, often containing false information, about the United States and the United Kingdom.”
This claim was also reported by your news wire, another site mentioned in the FactCheck.org list.The site has gone through several name changes, was once known as NewsPunch, and is now people's voices. 2019 articles mashable It called the site “one of the most prominent purveyors of fake news online.”
Both sites refer to 2012 study discovered that male microchimerism exists in female brains. However, this is not caused by sex with men. “The most likely source of male-type Mcs in the female brain is that the woman acquired male DNA when she became pregnant with a male fetus,” the study said.
not here Trustworthy reporting Regarding the results of these alleged studies. (Related: CNN reports Russians gave Brittney Greiner a DNA test to determine her gender?)
Check Your Fact has reached out to several gynecology and genealogy experts for comment and will update this article accordingly.
