Need a Fecal Transplant? There's a Poop Bank For That

Need a Fecal Transplant? There's a Poop Bank For That

By now, you’ve probably heard of the miracle that is the fecal transplant. When antibiotics become useless against infections by the nasty bacterium Clostrium difficile, a slurry of human feces—full of "good" bacteria—piped into the gut can fix things up quick and cheap. The problem has always been a reliable source of poop.

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