It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...

The digestive system breaks down food into tiny particles which are absorbed into the blood. These particles provide energy for the body to grow, repair itself and remain healthy. Food that cannot ...

In this study the mycoflora of the normal adult gastrointestinal tract is described. Qualitative and quantitative determinations as well as variations in distribution along the alimentary canal ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine.

The digestive system breaks down food into tiny particles which are absorbed into the blood. These particles provide energy for the body to grow, repair itself and remain healthy. Food that cannot ...