Feces (also known as faeces or fæces; sg.: faex), are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. [1][2] Feces contain a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially-altered bilirubin and dead epithelial cells from th...

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May 6, 2017 · Putting the length of feces together with the properties of mucus, we now have a cohesive physics story for how defecation happens. Bigger animals have longer feces, but also thicker mucus,...

Feb 26, 2025 · Sit down, relax, and learn about the science of poop. How often we go for a number two can vary from person to person. Every time we eat, the large intestine contracts and pushes food along the...

Apr 18, 2024 · Scientists in both cities have been rigorously analyzing and studying the waste-matter mixture ever since. All this excretory experimentation is helping to lay the groundwork for a new generation of treatments and medicines derived from human feces. The power of poop comes from the microbes it contains.

Aug 30, 2013 · Many doctors now agree that intestinal C. difficile infections can be cured by transplanting stools from healthy people.

May 12, 2021 · Now, 1000-year-old piles of dried-out poop are offering insights into how the billions-strong bacterial ecosystems in the human gut have been altered by sanitation, processed foods, and antibiotics.

May 15, 2018 · With more than 11,000 poop samples, this San Diego lab is discovering the community of microbes that live in the guts of Americans

Apr 22, 2014 · Here is the truth behind five common misconceptions about defecating. Misconception No. 1: Daily pooping is normal, and optimal. The U.S. Army once encouraged its soldiers to perform three daily...

Feb 19, 2019 · Researchers have coined a new scientific term that means “excrement examined experimentally,” or, in simpler terms, the study of poop: in fimo.