The placenta never fails to amaze. The conventions that we take for granted as required for the normal formation and function of other organs are often flouted by placental trophoblasts, the ...

The “placenta-on-a-chip” could help researchers understand the notoriously mysterious but critically important organ.

New research shows that the placenta, not the mother, is the source of a crucial chemical for brain development in a fetus. The finding could help scientists understand the roots of neurological ...