serious question, how does one exhale through their intestine? like do they have a scuba gear like machine?
Not sure, but taking such a "breather" would be a good time to catch up on Hacker News.
Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
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Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#92> Because they are highly dense, perfluorocarbons can also help flush mucus out of the intestine > Introducing oxygen to the intestines would probably kill the microbes involved in digestion Combining these two for any significant amount of time seems like a recipe for microbiota dysbiosis. It would be interesting to somehow determine if most of the oxygen is absorbed in the small or large intestine. Mucus is what ke…
People have no idea how important the microbiome is to their health. At the very least, one should make a "backup" of the microbiome so it can be repopulated later in case something goes pear-shaped. Messing with stuff can cause all kinds of endotoxin / auto-immune issues.
Turns out that’s what the appendix is for!
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
Cameron seems to make a big deal of "the rat really survived" (5 rats, in fact), glossing over the fact that the shocking animal cruelty was also real. It's rather hypocritical to pride yourself on the realism of the scene, while cutting all the parts where the rats defecate from panic.
You better not know what else scientists do to rats. And please, don't even start on the argument that they do it for science and not for entertainment. Entertainment in the form of science fiction is crucial for inspiring new generations of scientists.
It sounds like the next generation of scientists could benefit from inspirational films showing less animal cruelty.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#94Lots of folks asking where the CO2 is expelled from. I speculate, due to the lack of information, it's still being expelled through the lungs the usual way. Although, I suppose it's possible the CO2 is diffusing out the intestines and into the perflurocarbons.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
People have no idea how important the microbiome is to their health. At the very least, one should make a "backup" of the microbiome so it can be repopulated later in case something goes pear-shaped. Messing with stuff can cause all kinds of endotoxin / auto-immune issues.
I love the thought that one's gut should have an off-site backup for DR purposes.
One theory is that this is what the role of the appendix is: backup, storage and recovery.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109162333.h...
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#96I wonder if this kind of studies came out just as a way to justify something seen recently from rectal nutrition (Guantanamo) to anal swab covid tests (China)...
That reminds of one of the "enhanced interrogation" technique used in Gitmo where suspects were "forced hydrated via rectum" to cause often urination and defecation.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#97Anybody else concerned about the ethics of scrubbing intestines, injecting gas into intestines, then suffocation the mammals to death?
Are animals in these procedures routinely anaesthetised?
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#98This is from 2021, no updates from last year's story. Can we add the year tag to the title?
this is a great idea. dont let hacker news be like reddit!
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#99I think the Dutch knew about this back in the late 18th Century - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema It's where the phrase "blow smoke up your arse" comes from.
That wiki page is quite something...
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#100oh shit