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California Institute of Technology: Uncovering The Hidden Origins of the Placenta
November 13, 2026
PASADENA, California, Nov. 13 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:

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Uncovering The Hidden Origins of the Placenta

November 12, 2026

When an embryo attaches to the wall of the uterus roughly six days after fertilization, it begins to build the body and placenta. Called implantation, this is the stage of life scientists know least about. It is also the stage when most pregnancies are lost.

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