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Lodging in Viruses

The greatest thing that can come from hate is love. But I don't think you will ever love it. You so hate it because all it does is cause pain, discomfort, and misery. But not this time around. I may sound like Shakespeare, but without it, you wouldn't have been here. Imagine trekking to a place and not getting a room to rest. How awful, so it is for a baby without a placenta. But, did you know that the placenta is created by a virus? Yeah, the virus you so hate. THE PLACENTA The placenta is an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. It's developed around eight to ten days after a fertile sperm fertilizes an egg. It attaches to the wall of the uterus and connects the baby to the mother through the umbilical cord. The placenta starts to develop as a few cells and grows larger and longer.  The placenta is the most diverse tissue across all mammals and without viruses, there will be no placentas. WHAT IS A VIRUS ANYWAY? Viruses as well known are microscopic entities...