Why We Fart | MIT's Science Out Loud

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digestive system biochemistry decomposition gut fart waste fermentation chemistry MIT science out loud fermentor brewer's yeast respiration carbon dioxide alcohol by-products beer gut bacteria instestine digest digestion short-chain fatty acids fecal transplant
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Life Sciences Science STEAM
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Why We Fart | MIT's Science Out Loud

Behind every fart (and poop) is an army of gut bacteria undergoing some crazy (and crazy useful) biochemistry. Learn what they have in common with beer brewing, and why we'd want to know about this science anyway...
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