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A Complete Guide to Your Large Intestine
These layers help protect the large intestine and support its contractions as it moves food through the digestive tract. Some ...
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An unusual gut bacteria can help prevent obesity. But how do you keep it happy?
An unusual gut bacteria can help prevent obesity. But how do you keep it happy? - Researchers have known for years that this ...
Ask Dr. Universe: Our two intestines divide up parts of digestion process
It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...
This mucus-loving gut bacterium is important for health—here's how to keep it happy
The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these ...
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5 Facts About Your Intestines
What's left of the food goes into your large intestine. And guess what? It's about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine. Ironic, huh? But at three to four inches around, it's wider ...
This unusual gut bacteria could prevent obesity - here’s how to keep it happy
The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these ...
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Mucus-Loving Gut Bacteria Key to Health: Tips to Nurture
The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes cause illness and ...
Gene editing reprograms colon cells to combat short bowel syndrome
Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...