Grey seal milk is more complex than breast milk, new study reveals: Why is this significant?

The researchers found that seal milk comprises 332 different kinds of oligosaccharides, a type of sugar that contributes to ...
C&EN

Wild seal milk rivals human milk in sugar complexity

Researchers characterized hundreds of unique oligosaccharides in seal milk, shedding light on the biochemical lives of other mammals ...

Seal Milk Is the Cream of the Molecular Crop

You won’t be drinking it any time soon, but the aquatic mammal’s milk is much more chemically complex than that of other ...
STAT

Why researchers think human milk could repair the gut microbiome and reduce infections

For babies who are breastfed, their first source of sustenance is filled with proteins, sugars, hormones, vitamins, and minerals — just the right amount of nutrients for an infant. That milk could ...
Los Angeles Times

Human milk is essential, yet scientists know little about it. UCSD plans to change that

It is one of the few foods that nearly everyone on the planet has consumed at some point. It’s linked to a host of health benefits, from reducing the risk of asthma and Type 1 diabetes to fighting off ...