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Mother lode

Superhero sugars in breast milk make the newborn gut safe for beneficial bacteria

POWER PUNCH  Certain sugar molecules in human breast milk act a lot like superheroes, fostering beneficial microbes and banishing harmful ones.

Todd Churn

By Jessica Shugart

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