Finis Ab Orígine Pendet

The ancient latin quote ‘Finis ab Orígine Pendet’, sometimes attributed to Marcus Manilius, instructs us that ‘the ending depends on the beginning’. Obviously, this quote raises the philosophical question how ‘the beginning’ can be defined? With regard to extrauterine life, the beginning is often considered as the day of birth. In this special issue ‘Pre-conceptional and prenatal determinants of fetal development’, we have revisit ‘the beginning’ of life from the perspectives of reproductive biologists, immunologists, and geneticists in basic and clinical sciences.
Source: Journal of Reproductive Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research