Human Waste Used in Fertilizing Crops, Curing Sausages, Brewing Beer; Here Are Other Bizarre Uses of Excrement

Medicine & Technology Jan 24, 2023

Scientists have found bizarre and disgusting ways of using human waste from being fertilizers of crops to brewing beer. Check out more of its uses in this article.

Most Complex, Well-Defined Synthetic Microbiome Could Help Scientists Study Which Molecules Are Linked to Certain Diseases

Sep 06, 2022

Stanford researchers built the most complex, and well-defined synthetic microbiome to help scientists better understand the link between microbiome and health. Read the article to know more details.

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Is the Latest Anti-Aging Hack: How Can Feces Reverse the Ageing Process?

May 05, 2022

Scientists found that fecal microbiota transplant reverses the hallmark of aging in old mice, opening the possibility of gut microbiota-based anti-aging therapies. Read on to learn more details.

Fecal Transplant Shows Promise in Treating COVID-19 Patients, Study Shows

Jul 07, 2021

Scientists are now looking at the possibility of using a fecal transplant to stop COVID-19 infection on its tracks after two men in Poland recovered from the virus following the transplant.

Fecal Transplant Transformed Melanoma Non-Responders to Immunotherapy Into Responders

Feb 05, 2021

Researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) showed how fecal transplants turned patients with melanoma who are non-responders to immunotherapy become responders.

Fecal Transplants Can Help with the Discomfort of IBS

Oct 23, 2019

Fecal transplants are done to patients with IBS, and if they are from healthy donors, it can help ease abdominal pains

Scientists are Looking at Fecal Transplants to Aid in Wildlife Conservation

Sep 07, 2019

The naturally picky eaters that are koalas only eat one type of eucalyptus, but fecal transplants might change their meal plan.

Fecal Transplant Reduces Autism Symptoms to 50% after Two Years

Apr 10, 2019

In a recent study, human gut microbiomes affect neurological health and brain communication

This Company That Is Offering to Buy Your Poop for $13,000 a Year

Mar 29, 2015

The Massachusetts-based company OpenBiome is willing to pay $13,000 a year for a steady stream of healthy fecal matter that is used to treat patients suffering from a debilitating intestinal bacteria called C. difficile.