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Infographic: How Immunology Can Influence Pregnancy Outcomes

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Modulating Immunity to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes

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Doctors Treat a Rare Genetic Condition Before Patient Is Born

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High-Fat Diet in Mice Affects Social Behavior Across Generations

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Epigenetic Changes to Placenta Correlate with Maternal Depression

Study Looks for Effects of Fetal Exposure to Air Pollution

Researchers Head to the Hills to Study Pregnancy

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Human Fetuses Can Contract SARS-CoV-2, but It’s Rare

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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