Man Eats Wife's Placenta Cooked in a Taco

Man Eats Wife's Placenta Cooked in a Taco

Nicholas Baines says he wanted to find out how it would taste

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 18th, 2014
Alcohol Intake in Early Pregnancy Damages the Placenta

Alcohol Intake in Early Pregnancy Damages the Placenta

The organ stops growing and functioning properly when exposed to alcohol

  • Oddiverse
  • By Alexandra Botezatu
  • November 26th, 2013
Woman Creates Photo Frames from Placentas

Woman Creates Photo Frames from Placentas

The placenta is cooked, crushed, dried and mixed with resin to have a marble aspect

Abnormalities in a Child's Placenta Might Help Detect Autism at Birth

Abnormalities in a Child's Placenta Might Help Detect Autism at Birth

Researchers say unusual creases and folds in a baby's placenta indicate higher autism risk

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 26th, 2013
New Autism Study Links the Condition to Abnormalities in the Placenta

New Autism Study Links the Condition to Abnormalities in the Placenta

Yale researchers say the placenta holds clues concerning autism risk

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 12th, 2013
New Umbilical Cord Trend: Parents Leave Babies Attached to Their Placentas

New Umbilical Cord Trend: Parents Leave Babies Attached to Their Placentas

It can take up to 10 days for the umbilical cord to naturally detach

Mothers Communicate Mental Status to Fetuses

Mothers Communicate Mental Status to Fetuses

The chemical signals are passed over through the placenta

This is How the Placenta Developed

This is How the Placenta Developed

A gene story

You Are Here Because of Your Parasite Worm-Like Placenta

You Are Here Because of Your Parasite Worm-Like Placenta

Phosphocholine and our entrance to this world

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • April 18th, 2007
When Did Our Ancestors Stop Laying Eggs?

When Did Our Ancestors Stop Laying Eggs?

Much later than thought