Infants in industrialized nations are losing a species of gut bacteria that digests breast milk - Stanford Medical Center Report

Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues found that as nations industrialize, a species of bacteria critical in the early development of infant gut microbiomes fades away.

The extraordinary property of the gut microbiome is that its malleable, said the studys senior author, Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology. Because of this malleability… [+5122 chars]

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