Scripps Research team identifies sugar molecules that trigger placental formation (IMAGE)

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Scripps Research team identifies sugar molecules that trigger placental formation

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Without the protein galectin-3 (left), placental cells remain separate, each with their own nucleus (blue) surrounded by a distinct cell boundary (pink). With galectin-3 (right), cells fuse together into one large cell containing many nuclei—a key step in placental formation. 

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