The Isolated in Utero Environment Is Conducive to the Emergence of RNA and DNA Virus Variants

The host's immune status may affect virus evolution. Little is known about how developing fetal and placental immune milieus affect virus heterogeneity. This knowledge will help us better understand intra-host virus evolution and how new virus variants emerge. The goal of our study was to find out whether the isolated in utero environment-an environment with specialized placental immunity and developing fetal immunity-supports the emergence of...