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Smart Underwear and the microbiome

Smart Underwear for Your Gut Microbiome? Yes, Scientists Made It

September 13, 2026 by Dr. Eeks

Yes, scientists have invented smart underwear. And yes, we’re going to have to talk about farts. But this isn’t really a story about underwear—or even intestinal gas. It’s about developing a new way to monitor what’s happening inside the gut microbiome in real time. In a new episode of Causes or Cures, I talk with …

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