In this adapted excerpt from "Infinite Life: The Story of Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth," (Pegasus Books, 2024) author Jules Howard examines the invasiveness of the placenta — how far it ...

Their focus was on the endothelial cells from the area of the mouse placenta that corresponds to the chorionic villi in humans. The team found that in the normally formed placenta, the activity of ...

Danielle is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist. She has a background in neuroscience and molecular psychiatry. She has previously written for BioTechniques News, The Scientist, and Drug Discovery ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of ...