Breast-Feeding the Microbiome

newyorker:

It is unclear why human breast milk stands out among that of other mammals. It has five times as many types of H.M.O.s as cow’s milk, and several hun­dred times the quantity. Even chimp milk is impoverished compared with ours. 

Breast-Feeding the Microbiome

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