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Drewwyann said:
So did they basically remake a human stomach outside of a human just so they could? Cause i cant really think of many practical uses for that except for destroying documents, or leftover food... Come to think of it, if that was big enough it might just be able to turn all of our garbage into poop... Tell them to work on the intestines so we can get that accomplished.

-Drew

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Constructed from sophisticated plastics and metals able to withstand the corrosive acids and enzymes found in the human gut, the device may ultimately help in the development of super-nutrients, such as obesity-fighting foods that could fool the stomach into thinking it is full.

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The model gut's focus on the physical and chemical reactions that take place in the stomach promises to provide a more detailed understanding of food structure and its impact on digestion.

"This is an important tool that will allow us to understand what happens in the gut," said Dr. Peter Ellis, a biochemistry expert at King's College in London, who was not connected to the project.

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By understanding how food gets processed in the gut, and in which part of the stomach nutrients get absorbed, researchers may be able to develop foods designed to manipulate the digestive process, a strategy that would have broad implications for public health.

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