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New placenta-on-a-chip model allows engineers to study effects of environmental toxins
Source: Phys.org · Published
Exposure to toxic metals like cadmium has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as miscarriage, preterm birth and low birth weight. Because these effects are difficult and ethically challenging to study directly in pregnant women, how such exposures affect pregnancy has remained poorly understood.
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