New Study by Morinaga Milk, Using Cutting Edge Technology, Confirms Age-Related Changes in Human Gut Microbiota

TOKYO, Mar 03, 2017 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (tokyo:2264), a leading dairy product company in Japan, today announced the results of a new study that show how gut microbiota composition in a healthy human population changes with age. The study, which utilized new technology for sequencing DNA, is unique due to its size and the wide age range of its subjects (newborn to 104 years). These factors contribute to a new, comprehensive picture of the typical pattern of evolution of bacteria in the human gut. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170303005206/en/ Seminal research in the 1970s by Dr....