Different versions of a gene called ACE2 affect how well the placenta grows during pregnancy, a laboratory study finds.

The team then tested how the enzyme ACE2 affects the development of the placenta, using gene-editing to create placental organoids with different versions of the ACE2 gene. "We wanted to specifically ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Gene editing has demonstrated that the enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is crucial for healthy placental development during pregnancy. Using ...

The team then tested how the enzyme ACE2 affects the development of the placenta, using gene-editing to create placental organoids with different versions of the ACE2 gene. “We wanted to ...