Biomilq – scientists claim to have made ‘human’ breast milk in lab

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This might come as a huge relief to moms who struggle to breastfeed but just cannot get the hang of it: enter Biomilq.

This milk might only be available in 2024 and, claims the scientists of Biomilq, be superior to formula.

The company founders have said that they’ve proven that the nutrition profile of Biomilq matches the hundreds of proteins, complex carbs, fatty acids and other lipids “abundantly present” in breast milk as closely as possible.

The company also said that Biomilq is more than just a collection of the components of breast milk.

“Our core hypothesis has always been that milk is greater than the sum of its parts, which all work together as a dynamic system,” co-founder and chief science officer Leila Strickland said. “Our latest work demonstrates that much of the complexity of milk can be achieved by replicating the intricate relationship between the cells that produce it and the conditions they experience inside the body during lactation.”

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