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Your Feces Is a Wonderland of Viruses

Posted by timothy on from the and-so-can-you dept.

sciencehabit writes "Thanks to an anlaysis of fecal samples from four sets of Missouri-born female identical twins and their mothers, researchers have concluded that human guts harbor viruses as unique as the people they inhabit; the viral lineup differs even between identical twins. Even more surprising? These viruses may be doing good work inside of us."

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  1. CmdrTaco's micropenis is a wonderland too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm sorry to inform you nerds of Slashdot but your hero Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda (or "Stumpy" as they call him at the glory hole) has a tiny penis. It's so tiny that he gets confused with toddlers at the glory hole.

  2. So, I should only eat my own feces? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What are the guidelines here?

  3. Is it safe to eat somone else's shit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've seen Germans do it.