Excited to share our new review on the placental genome, now out in @dev-journal.bsky.social! It was fun dissecting this special (and weird!) organ with Zoé and @agathechaigne.bsky.social . Thanks @ingridtsang.bsky.social for guiding this through publication!
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The curious case of the placental genome
Summary: The placenta is the only mammalian organ that harbors a cancer-like genome while remaining functional and healthy. This Review highlights its high mutational load, structural variants, aneupl...