Fwd: (Re)Becoming Human: what happened the day I replaced 99% of the genes in my body

[d wright]

In case you need to pivot from an unfinished IGEM project, here is another use for a turkey baster. It could lead to a new tourism niche. Do not try at home.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 7:12 AM, Human Food Project <je...@humanfoodproject.com> wrote:

Use this area to offer a short preview of your email's content. View this email in your browser (Re)Becoming Human: what happened the day I replaced 99% of the genes in my body with that of a hunter-gatherer AS THE SUN set over Lake Eyasi in Tanzania, nearly thirty minutes had passed since I had inserted a turkey baster into my bum and injected the feces of a Hadza man – a member of one of the last remaining hunter-gatherers tribes in the world – into the nether regions of my distal colon. I struggled to keep my legs in the air with my toes pointing towards what I thought was the faint outline of the Southern Cross rising in the evening sky. With my hands under my hips – and butt perched against a large rock for support – I peddled an imaginary upside down bicycle in the air to pass the time as I struggled to make sure my new gut ecosystem stayed put inside me. CONTINUE >>   Hunting "your" Ancestral Microbiome. We need your help to continue our work in Africa. Click here to see what we are learning and how you can help.

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[Nathan McCorkle]

The real link for anyone interested:
http://humanfoodproject.com/rebecoming-human-happened-day-replaced-99-genes-body-hunter-gatherer/

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