DNA barcoding is now being used to identify the plant matter in human feces, revealing what a person has eaten. A reliable genetic marker for plant-based foods can be retrieved from poop, showing not only what was eaten, but in what relative amounts. The technique should improve clinical trials, nutrition studies and more.
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MIT students share their ideas, aspirations, and vision for how advances in computing stand to transform society in an essay prize competition hosted by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing.
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