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The science of milk - Jonathan J. O'Sullivan

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The milk industry produces in excess of 840 million tons of products each year. Why do humans drink so much milk? And given that all mammals lactate, why do we favor certain types of milk over others? Jonathan J. O’Sullivan describes how milk is made.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Jonathan J. O'Sullivan
Director
Biljana Labović
Script Editor
Mia Nacamulli
Animator
Josephine Mark
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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