Digestive SystemThe digestive system is an automated chemical and physical processing mechanism woven from a continuous tube (the alimentary canal) approximately 9 meters long, extending from the ...

A new review explains how air-liquid interface cultures and gut-on-a-chip systems recreate the human intestinal mucosa, ...

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When trying to figure out a better design for a bacteria-powered biobattery, Binghamton University researchers found ...

A study conducted at the Hubrecht Institute reveals that the intestines use the rhythm of a signal to decide which cells to ...

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A 245-million-year-old marine reptile fossil preserves an astonishing amount of detail, including its stomach, liver, and intestines. The discovery reveals that Austronaga minuta was highly adapted ...

Paradoxical diarrhea, also called overflow diarrhea, happens when liquid stool leaks around hardened, impacted stool in your colon. It’s often a symptom of mixed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-M).