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They’ve been found in human organs and tissue, such as brains, livers, placentas and testicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
Deposits of black carbon from air pollution have been found in the human body including in placentas analysed after birth.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Yes, even though your own placenta did not live very long, placentas, as a group, are some of the real stars of life on Earth today.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
Had someone looked at this patient’s placentas sooner, said Parast, her multiple stillbirths may have been prevented with treatment.
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
In 2006, some seven hundred new mothers found out that doctors had taken their placentas without consent to test for abnormalities that might help the hospital defend itself against future lawsuits over birth defects.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
