Recent reports of mothers purchasing tainted breast milk online has sparked a discussion not only about regulating the underground trade in breast milk, but the legitimacy of human "milk sharing" in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Sometimes, though, for a variety of reasons, women can’t breastfeed. But a couple of ...

(CBS) Human breast milk from a cow? Udderly ridiculous, right? In fact, scientists in China and Argentina have cloned cows that produce milk that's chemically similar to mother's own. Can they also ...

It is one of the few foods that nearly everyone on the planet has consumed at some point. It’s linked to a host of health benefits, from reducing the risk of asthma and Type 1 diabetes to fighting off ...

If you ever come across a mother cow and her calf, do not just assume that you can walk up to her child and play with them as though they were your own children. After all, mother cows can be fiercely ...

The nutrients in human breast milk are incredibly important for a young baby’s immune system. But when that’s unavailable, perhaps a little genetically modified goat’s milk could help. It’s hard to ...

Chinese researchers say they have genetically engineered dairy cows to produce milk more akin to human breast milk. The key is a particular protein — called lysozyme — that is abundant in human breast ...