Milk Vials (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Milk Vials

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Michael Power retrieves a sample of African Lion's milk from a freezer. Remoroza will bring the sample back to the lab at NIST, where she will identify the multitude of complex sugars, called oligosaccharides, present in the milk. These sugars have a more complicated molecular structure than the simple sugars found in most foods, and they do more than provide calories. Some play a role in immunity while others promote brain development.

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