Strong agree. For all the evidence and talk about 'the microbiome is a newly discovered organ', people sure do struggle to look beyond the surface reading of th

Strong agree. For all the evidence and talk about 'the microbiome is a newly discovered organ', people sure do struggle to look beyond the surface reading of the research-- yes, all the research in this area is research about shit, and often involves putting things inside arseholes. Hilarious as arseholes undoubtedly are, its a real shame seeing this research held back by this. One interesting corollary of the article-- I wonder if human corpses sink or swim in accordance with their former flatulence-- and how much the old tale about eating after dinner is determined by these selfsame gasses!