In this Perspective published in Science, Francesco Colucci outlines the complex interactions between maternal immune cells and fetal trophoblast and the impact on pregnancy complications. Colucci F (2019). The immunological code of pregnancy. Science 365(6456): 862-863
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Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens
A study by Susanne Lager (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) and Marcus de Goffau (Veterinary Medicine and Wellcome Sanger Institute), led by Steve Charnock-Jones and Gordon Smith (both Obstetrics and Gynaecology), showed, conversely to other studies, that the placenta does not have a microbiome. The placenta is the critical interface between the mother and the growing foetus, transporting […]