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Why mammals suck: the food, medicine and signal of mother’s milk

98de9383f61fe2c52e3e38e68a6906fb Arizona State University {"start": "2016-02-17T20:00:00", "end": "2016-02-17T21:00:00"} khinde@asu.edu

HInde, Katie, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Mother’s milk has an organizational effect on infant outcomes, not just by providing the energy that sustains growth, but by transferring bioactives that influence immunological, neurobiological, microbial, neurobiological and behavioral development. Guided by evolutionary theory, Dr. Hinde investigates how variation in mother’s milk influences infant outcomes from post-natal life into adulthood and subsequent generations.

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