Early exposure to germs has lasting benefits

http://www.nature.com/news/early-exposure-to-germs-has-lasting-benefits-1.10294

by pwg • 14 years ago

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cpt1138• 14 years ago

Its surprising to me this is news.

The news is not that it happens, but that they have discovered how it happens - or at least, a possible way, since the experiment was done in mice.

naragon• 14 years ago

I knew growing up in a third world country would come in handy for me some day.

Delphiki• 14 years ago

And this is why I'm in utter disbelief when parents protect their children so much as to not let them play in the dirt and sandboxes and such.

farnsworth2• 14 years ago

I'm wary of what people will start doing to their kids once this passes through the telephone game of science reporting -> MSM -> well-meaning parents following 'cutting-edge' parenting techniques.

Symmetry• 14 years ago

My friend the professional immunology researcher often expresses her disbelief at how parents try to protect their kids from dirt. Also, Nature isn't really the MSM.

Early exposure to germs has lasting benefits

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