The COVID-19 Trojan Horse: How the Virus Breaks Into the Placental Fortress
Human skin cells reprogrammed into placental stem cells shows how COVID infects placenta — and how it can be stopped. In a landmark study published…
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Placenta, Not Brain: Groundbreaking Study Shifts the Schizophrenia Narrative
Potential future prevention strategies may focus on addressing the treatment of the placenta. A new study conducted by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development suggests…
“Battle of the Sexes”’ Begins in Womb – Father’s and Mother’s Genes Tussle Over Nutrition
Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta, revealing a tug-of-war between genes…
Virus Gene Syncytin Insinuated Itself in Mammalian DNA Millions of Years Ago
Syncytin is a gene that was found in the human genome, but is bears all of the hallmarks of originating from a virus. Back in…
