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Smart Capsule for Sampling Microbiome of GI Tract | – Medgadget

The details of what goes on within the GI tract are still largely unknown to medical science. Bacteria come in a huge variety and the microbiome within

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The details of what goes on within the GI tract are still largely unknown to medical science. Bacteria come in a huge variety and the microbiome within the gut can be radically different from place to place. To better understand the bacterial composition of the human GI tract, researchers at Purdue University have developed a 3D printed ingestable capsule that can capture samples throughout the gut and safely transport these outside the body for testing.
The technology consists of a resin pill-…

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