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Mum's microbes boost baby's immunity

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The microorganisms that colonize pregnant mice have been shown to prime the innate immune system in newborn offspring, preparing them for life in association with microbes.

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  1. Mihir Pendse and Lora V. Hooper are in the Department of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,

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  2. L.V.H. is also in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.,

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