Some mother cells kick DNA damage 'down the road' to offspring

Re:Some mother cells kick DNA damage 'down the road' to offs... by mattfrommars on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @09:35AM (#14358231)

I honestly don't understand why do some people think breast milk isn't superior to commercial formula milk.It took evolution eons to perfect it and here we humans think it's not good enough to opt for commercial product?

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Re:Some mother cells kick DNA damage 'down the road' to offs... by dboreham on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:21AM (#14358666)

Um, do you know any of the people making the decision you're voicing an opinion on? I ask because when I've heard thoughts on this subject the thinking was nothing to do with the commercial product being "superior". Rather it was much more convenient, and also "good enough" to overcome any concerns about baby health and development.

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Re:Some mother cells kick DNA damage 'down the road' to offs... by mtsmithhn on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:46PM (#14361554)

Some people can't or do not want to take on the burden of providing breast milk. To make themselves feel better they sometimes demonize the choice of breast milk. Now in their minds they no longer have suffer the consequences of the choice they made for their child.

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Re:Some mother cells kick DNA damage 'down the road' to offs... by castis on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:51AM (#14358948)

Pardon my ignorance, but what does this have to do with the article?

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Re:Some mother cells kick DNA damage 'down the road' to offs... by sushid on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @04:51PM (#14362681)

The "mother" cell in the article isn't referring to a literal mother, but rather, a mother cell that divides itself and creates two daughter' cells.

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