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The researchers injected intravenously nanoparticles with diameters of 70 and 35 nanometers into pregnant mice. The nanoparticles were subsequently found in the placenta, fetal liver and fetal brain. The treated mice also had smaller uteri and smaller fetuses than untreated controls. Larger silica particles and fullerene molecules did not induce these complications. 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