Jason Gillette: It is very important not to jump straight from the conclusions of this study to the pet store. There are some holes in the way the study was conducted that can be picked, he says. But one explanation that seems very plausible is that the microbes necessary to prime the immune system in children live in the gut and they're formed soon after birth. We need a lot more evidence before we can make any health prescriptions," writes Gillette.
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