With ingestible pill, you can track fart development in real time on your phone

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. It's quite sad Ars Technica has transformed proper research into a juvenile fart joke

Here's a write-up from grown-up media:

Smart pill that reads gut gasses spells end to colonoscopy for thousands

Currently doctors rely on inserting probes into the colon, taking biopsies of the organ or analysing faecal samples, which does not provide a true reflection of the state of the gut.

The Planet Innovation technology also promises a better understanding and diagnosis of colon cancer.
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Researchers said the technology was a “game-changer” for the one in five people worldwide who will suffer from a gastrointestinal disorder during their lifetime.
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"Our ingestible sensors offer a potential diagnostic tool for many disorders of the gut from food nutrient malabsorption to colon cancer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/08/smart-pill-reads-gut-gasses-spells-end-colonoscopy-thousands/