Human Milk

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Human milk is the special subject we're looking into this week, including how the cells it contains can jump into a baby's bloodstream - and literally make mum part of their offspring. We hear how biotechnology is aiming to produce human milk in the lab as an improved alternative to formula, and how donated human milk is helping sick babies, parents in need and cancer research. Plus, we dive into why online sales of human breast milk are on the rise due to a slightly surprising consumer group... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:17.4	Hello and welcome to the naked scientist,
0:19.8	the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs
0:22.0	in science, technology and medicine.
0:24.3	I'm Julia Ravi and I'm here with Chris Smith.
0:28.3	Coming your way in the next hour, a COVID update as cases surge, modified lettuce to make drugs for astronauts and
0:35.3	orangutan's trying to stand out from the crowd.
0:38.0	And Human Milk, the cells from a parent that go across to their baby how science is making strides in
0:44.6	producing lab-grown alternatives to formula feeds and the grown adults buying and
0:50.1	drinking human milk. But why?
0:53.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. reporting has gone a bit quiet on the COVID front and that's largely because of what's been happening
1:14.4	on the Russian front in Ukraine but a quick glance at the daily dashboard or the Office
1:19.8	for National Statistics breakdown reveals that cases are at an all-time high.
1:24.4	Roughly one person in every 15 across the country is currently infected.
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