Breast Milk Is Alive With Cells That Each Handle Nutrients Differently, Nanoscale Imaging of Human Milk Reveals
Nature World News | 30.10.2026 00:14
Living cells in human breast milk process nutrients in strikingly different ways, a new imaging study from the University of Western Australia has found. Tracking labeled glucose and amino acids at the scale of single cells, researchers saw some immune cells in milk turning glucose into fat droplets, while milk-producing cells actively released protein and burned energy, according to a UWA release dated Oct. 27.
