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Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk? - EurekAlert


New research led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Davis, may help close the nutrition gap between infant formula and human breast milk. The study shows how plants can be programmed to produce a diverse array of beneficial sugars found in human breast milk. The findings could lead to healthier and more affordable formula for babies, or more nutritious non-dairy plant milk for adults.

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