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Gut Check: Gas-Sniffing Capsule Charts The Digestive Tract NPR To study the human gut and the microbes that live within it, scientists have a couple of options. They can grab a small piece of tissue from the gastrointestinal tract or collect a sample of fecal matter. Neither way is ideal, says Jack Gilbert, a ... Swallowable sensors reveal mysteries of human gut healthEurekAlert (press release) Smart pill that reads gut gasses spells end to colonoscopy for thousandsTelegraph.co.uk Watch what you eat: Swallowable sensors reveal how the stomach fights foreign bodies like a second immune systemDaily Mail Herald Sun -PerthNow -Science News all 7 news articles »

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