Scientists have created a wearable sensor that attaches to your underwear and tracks your gut bacteria in real time by measuring the hydrogen gas in your flatulence. And no, that’s not a setup for a joke.
Researchers at the University of Maryland developed the device to solve a problem that has plagued microbiome research for years: how to actually monitor what gut bacteria are doing hour by hour, not just which species are living in there. The answer, it turns out, involves a tiny sensor clipped near your bottom that passively records data while you go about your day.
I’m dreading buying new appliances due to internet connectivity. My clothes don’t need microchips.
“What is my purpose?”
“To suck my farts.”
“Oh my God.”
Note: remove voice capabilities.
I hope it emits a loud buzz or beep with every emission. Or maybe an automatic “excuse me”
Followed by a spritz of air freshener, like the automatic ones in some bathrooms.
My first thought
And then sells telemetry data back to the mothership…
No way. The government will be hacking in to steal the data. I’m wearing tinfoil underwear, just in case.
