The discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic development sheds light on the preliminary stages of human placenta formation. A team led by scientists from the University of California San Diego ...

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Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough by 3D bioprinting miniature placentas, providing a new way to study complications in pregnancy, with research led by the University of Technology Sydney ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.