How birth by C-section changes a baby's gut microbiome

How a baby is born affects its first gut microbes

Babies born through the vagina first receive many microbes similar to those in their mother's gut. Babies born by Cesarean section initially tend to have more potentially harmful bacteria and take longer to develop similar communities of helpful microbes.

Ingenuity spun its blades fast on Mars

Nearly 3,000 Rpm

NASA’s 1.8-kilogram Ingenuity helicopter flew in an atmosphere 100 times thinner than Earth’s. Its blades spun at about 10 times the speed of a helicopter on Earth.

From the Moon, Earth eclipses the Sun

During a lunar eclipse, Earth moves between the Moon and the Sun. Seen from the Moon, Earth blocks the Sun, and its atmosphere looks like a red ring around the dark planet.

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How birth by C-section changes a baby's gut microbiome

How a baby is born affects its first gut microbes

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