Life's Vital Link —— The astonishing role of the placenta

----- 生活中的重要环节：胎盘的惊人作用

ISBN: 9780199694518 出版年：2013 页码：275 Loke, Y W Oxford University Press

How does the foetus - a foreign body - survive inside the mother? The placenta is the extraordinary organ that allows this to happen; but this remarkable feat of evolution is only just being fully appreciated by science. Y.W. Loke explores the fascinating nature of the placenta and what it can tell us about evolution, development, and genetics.