It’s estimated that there are about 1 kg of microbes representing hundreds of species in our guts (New Scientist) and they form an integral part of our body’s function – they influence our immune system and break down food we are not able to digest. We’re now developing the tools, such as ‘metagenomics’, to start to… [Read more…]
May 29, 2011
I’ve been getting hits on my post Methane mythbusting: does methane cause smelly farts? from Google searches like “can you insides explode”. So by popular demand, here’s Part 2 with the answer to the burning question: can methane make your intestine explode?
May 8, 2011
People always think methane is smelly. I do research in gastroenterology and one of the gases we test in breath samples is methane, and because people associate methane with fart odour I get strange looks and jokes. People I’m going to test are embarrassed by the idea of me knowing they produce methane. To clear… [Read more…]
July 25, 2011
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