Breast Milk Sugars Unlocked by a Recycling Enzyme Help Feed Babies’ First Gut Bacteria, Study Finds
Nature World News | 06.11.2026 02:19
An enzyme best known for recycling cell components in plants and animals turns out to help beneficial bacteria feed on breast milk in a baby's gut. The finding, from a team led by the University of Birmingham, adds a new piece to the puzzle of why breastfed infants develop the gut communities they do.
