Chimera Known Sawyer is said to be two women in one body

Singer publishes photos of herself with two different skin colors on the torso
The American model and singer Taylor Muhl is in a way a medical sensation. The 33-year-old woman is, so to speak, her own twin. Already in the womb she had absorbed the body of her twin sister. She is one of only about 100 people in the world, which is a so-called chimeric twin.

In the US it became known that the model Taylor Muhl is a chimerical twin. When looking at a photo on Facebook, this is particularly evident, because the young woman has two different skin colors. This condition, also known as chimerism, is considered to be extremely rare around the world.

In 2009, a female singer from the US was diagnosed with a so-called chimerism investigation. The young woman posted photos of her torso with two different skin colors on Facebook. (Image: M.Dörr & M.Frommherz / fotolia.com)

Chimerism was noted in the young woman in 2009
The singer only became aware of her special condition after watching a documentary about chimerism on television. At Taylor Muhl, the condition was officially diagnosed after a doctor's visit in 2009. This was a week after watching the documentary on television, the singer writes on Facebook.

Chimeras consist of two or more genetically different cell lines
Chimerism is a very rare condition that most people have probably never heard of. Chimerism is an individual that consists of two or more genetically different cell lines, which in turn come from different zygotes. So Taylor Muhl is an organism that forms a unified individual but is composed of different cells and tissues.

This case of chimerism is especially rare
On a picture, which were published by Muhl on Facebook, the state is clearly visible. Her torso has two different skin colors. On the one hand, the young woman has her own skin color, on the other hand shows the pigmentation of her former twin. This makes her case especially rare because most people with chimerism have no external symptoms.

The sufferer has two immune systems and two bloodstreams
Overall, everything in the left side of her body is a bit bigger. The young woman also has two immune systems and two bloodstreams. The different immune systems lead to health problems. For example, only one side of her body shows allergic reactions to metal. During the flu season, the singer is also particularly vulnerable. The young woman is particularly affected by the flu here because the immune system is weakened by fighting the DNA of the twin sister. This explains their susceptibility to allergies and immune diseases.

There are only about 100 documented cases of chimerism
The model decided to make her rare condition public. So she wanted to show why she is so unique and encourage other people with chimerism to do the same. In total there are only 100 documented cases of chimerism in the world.

People with chimerism should accept themselves unconditionally
If you're in the entertainment industry, you're under overwhelming pressure to be as perfect as possible. "Making my own imperfection public can also motivate other people to do it. So hopefully these people will be able to accept themselves unconditionally and find themselves beautiful as they were created, "the singer explains on Facebook. (As)