mammary glands
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The appearance of the virus in mammary glands — in cattle and even in non lactating mice — was also unexpected.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
It is produced by bacteria that live in the mammary glands of cows, but microbes in the human gut produce similar lantibiotics too.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024
“The way the behavior starts is: they knead the mother’s mammary glands to actually suck the milk,” she says.
From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2023
While scientists don't know why all mammary glands arrange sugars this way, many believe that it's important for babies.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022
However, cases of different mammals are known, especially of men, sheep and goats, in which the mammary glands were fully developed in the male sex, and yield milk as food for their offspring.
From Was Man Created? by Mott, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)
