In Cell this week: analysis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children with SARS-CoV-2, fecal transplants boost gut microbiome development in infants born by C-section, and more.
The researchers noted that breast milk bacteria contributed to overall infant gut microbiota variation to a similar extent as other modifiers, such as birth mode.
The gut microbiomes of Irish Travellers who switched from a nomadic to a settled lifestyle fell between those of people from industrialized and non-industrialized populations.
A new UK government says socioeconomic factors, not genetics, account for disparities in deaths due to COVID-19 between ethnic groups, the Financial Times reports.
