Mom's microbes influence her offspring's immune system, mice study shows
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
During gestation, a mother's microbiome shapes the immune system of her offspring, a new study in mice suggests. While it's known that a newborn's gut microbiota can affect its own immune system, the impact of a mother's microbiota on her offspring has largely been unexplored.