intestine

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When flies lacked protein in their diet, specialized cells in the intestine released a peptide hormone called CNMa.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

However, researchers say dietary cysteine appears to have a stronger effect on the intestine because it reaches the gut directly before being distributed throughout the body.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Researchers say the findings indicate the bacterium may help remove nanoplastics from the body by binding to the particles in the intestine and promoting their excretion.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

To tackle this problem, a research team led by Yu Takahashi at the University of Tokyo in Japan created a human intestine model using stem cells.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

After a long piece of his intestine was removed, Dad confounded everybody by going back to work in a month.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam