placenta (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

placenta

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Yellow coloring in this microscope image is the mark of successful delivery of gene therapy via nanoparticles into placental cells from monkeys (each marked by blue-colored nuclei) and expression of a gene expected to boost the fetus-nourishing health of the placenta.

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Image by Helen Jones/University of Florida

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