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Poo transplants beyond the yuck factor: what works, what doesn't and what we still don't know

  • Written by Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Senior research fellow, UNSW
imageDoctors are trialling faecal transplants to treat a range of gut and other conditions.from www.shutterstock.com

The intriguing, yet somewhat malodorous, topic of poo transplants is in the news. A study published today found poo transplants are better at treating a particular type of diarrhoea than an antibiotic or placebo (a fake or dummy...

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