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NessusANDChmeee t1_j5hk57p wrote

Reply to comment by Bacchus1976 in How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends, and even neighbors. Study of the gut and mouth microbiomes of thousands of people from around the world raises the possibility that diseases linked to microbiome dysfunction, including cancer, diabetes, and obesity, could be partly transmissible. by MistWeaver80

Don’t smear poop on your babies but if you know you’re having a C-section and you want to, you can ask if they do the thing where they transfer your germs to them specifically for this reason.

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Salatios t1_j5j1av6 wrote

In Germany, that's actually standard practice. :)

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NessusANDChmeee t1_j5j1hgw wrote

That’s great to hear! Love it when we use the scientific knowledge we do have to the best of our abilities.

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