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New pill tracks gases through your gut

In first tests in humans, an ingestible electronic monitors gas molecules in the digestive system

GUT CHECK  A plastic capsule containing instruments to sense various gut gases (illustrated) could help diagnose or monitor treatments for gastrointestinal problems. 

K. Kalantar-Zadeh et al/Nature Electronics 2018

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

Ingestible electronics are giving their first full tours of the gas in people’s guts.