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Baby’s first bacteria

June 27, 2007 By PW Editorial Team

All new parents know that their baby is special and unique, from the top of its bald head to the tips of its tiny toes. Now Stanford scientists have shown that this individuality extends even to the bacteria that colonize the baby’s insides.

By sampling a year’s worth of diapers from fourteen different babies — yes, that was somebody’s job — researchers in the labs of Dr. Patrick Brown and Dr. David Relman mapped out histories for each child, telling which bacteria were present, and when, starting from the day they were born.

Source: latimes.com

Filed Under: Health and Fitness

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