Your Feces Is a Wonderland of Viruses 211
sciencehabit writes "Thanks to an anlaysis of fecal samples from four sets of Missouri-born female identical twins and their mothers, researchers have concluded that human guts harbor viruses as unique as the people they inhabit; the viral lineup differs even between identical twins. Even more surprising? These viruses may be doing good work inside of us."
How wonderful! (Score:5, Funny)
Your Feces is a Wonderland (Score:5, Funny)
... I love that song.
John Mayor Parody? (Score:3, Funny)
Yes butt (Score:1, Funny)
Everything Comes Down To Poo (Score:5, Funny)
One of the greatest episodes of any show ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRvk-CnXYhI [youtube.com]
FecesBook (Score:3, Funny)
Why did I think the post was related to FaceBook?
Re:Evolution (Score:3, Funny)
We haven't yet evolved to be smart enough to eat real food, at least most of us haven't.
So what we are anyway? (Score:5, Funny)
It was already established, IIRC, how the number of bacterial cells in our bodies is greater than "human" ones; now this. "Human" genetic material (what this is all about in the end) seems to be in a minority inside us - though with such viruses it might be much less clear, perhaps they are a much more integral part of us; could pass RNA between cells, for example.
So...I, for one, welcome our viral overlords. I welcome us.
anlaysis ? (Score:5, Funny)
Geez, the Slashdot editors couldn't even spell "anal" when it was even on-topic.
Re:Evolution (Score:5, Funny)
From my understanding of evolution, I think its surprising that we'd put the central waste facility right next to the playground and manufacturing plant.
Re:I wonder... (Score:4, Funny)
I'll show myself out...
Please Doodoo.
Re:Evolution (Score:3, Funny)
Considering they were, in the distant past, almost the same facility - that's not too surprising.
But I thought girls didn't poop (Score:3, Funny)
Obviously a bogus test... (Score:3, Funny)
fecal samples from four sets of Missouri-born female identical twins and their mothers
Impossible. It's common knowledge that girls don't pewp.
Re:How wonderful! (Score:4, Funny)
Can you imagine (Score:5, Funny)
What fun the children of these scientists must have.
What does your daddy do? He plays with shit.
What did you do on your "take your son to work" day? We got people to poop for us.
What did you bring for show and tell? Here's some poop in the shape of Obama.
Researchers (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Yea, and? (Score:3, Funny)
Kudos to sciencehabit for getting this fine piece of trollbait on the front page.
Re:Evolution (Score:5, Funny)
Well, obviously, it's because the playground is so important that we need redundancy. Evolution has granted us a playground, and a backup playground right next to it.
Best... (Score:4, Funny)
Best Pickup Line... Ever!
Re:How wonderful! (Score:3, Funny)
We're poo of a kind!
At the beginning (Score:1, Funny)
I thought it was a new social wedsite
Re:Your Feces is a Wonderland (Score:3, Funny)
The song is corny.
Re:Just be glad you're not an elephant (Score:1, Funny)
Eat shit and live.