Ooh, I've just commented on the other thread on this. It is very cool. And I love the bit at the end of the article: "Such findings have made the three researchers keenly aware that every component of milk probably has a special role. “It’s all there for a purpose, though we’re still figuring out what that purpose is."
I read recently that around 100 changes to the components of artificial formula are made *every year* as manufacturers attempt to make it closer to breastmilk - a 100% match just isn't possible because we don't know everything that's in it - and even if we did, it most likely couldn't be replicated. It is vital that improvements continue to be made to make formula as safe as it possibly can be - and at the same time, more efforts are made into enabling more mother/baby dyads to breastfeed since despite our best efforts, formula just doesn't come close.
