Pregnancy: A "Mystery" Cell Discovered, and It Could Explain Many Complications

We are often told that pregnancy is a magical time, a sort of perfect symbiosis. But in reality, it is primarily a highly precarious biological balance between the body of the pregnant person and the placenta. When this balance falters, it opens the door to complications: pre-eclampsia, growth retardation, or premature births. The problem? Until now, we did not always understand why things went wrong.