OT: Koalas might need fecal transplants to survive on our planet

IamCurious

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Posted 8/23/2019 1:22 PM (GMT -5)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/08/23/koalas-might-need-poop-transplants-survive-our-planet/

Blyton and Moore’s study is the first to provide evidence that fecal transplants can establish a new bacterial regime in koalas, which in turn helps the animals exploit a different food source.

Sara14

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Posted 8/26/2019 6:07 PM (GMT -5)

Wow. My god, humans are messed up. We destroy their habitats and instead of repairing them, we're now going to make them get poop shoved up their butts.

quincy

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Posted 8/27/2019 11:58 AM (GMT -5)

Fecal transplants are many times done through a tube past the stomach into the small intestines. Didn't know this till I saw a program on c.diff.

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