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‘Pill’ could sample bacteria while in your gut – Futurity: Research News
Swallowing a tiny capsule could offer a full view of your GI tract and gut bacteria. The tiny tool could even scoop up bacteria and deliver them to doctors.
A new swallowable tool acts like a colonoscopy, except that instead of looking at the colon with a camera, it takes samples of gut bacteria.
Your gut bacteria could say a lot about you, such as why you’re diabetic or how you respond to certain drugs, but scientists can see only so much of the gastrointestinal tract. What comes out of you is just a small sample of these bacteria, without indicating where they came from in the digestive system.
The technology could also move throughout the whole…
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