Recent Scientific Discoveries About the Human Placenta May Reflect Well on Placenta-Based Cell Therapies
For an organ that only functions for nine months, the placenta has been taking the science world by storm. It recently garnered front page coverage in the New York Times, when a newly published study showed that a placenta’s bacterial population may help shape the health of the infant by influencing the bacterial makeup of its gut. The bacteria that normally colonize the human intestines can affect metabolism and perhaps also the risk for obesity and diabetes.
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