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The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure

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A smelly rotten-egg gas in farts controls blood pressure in mice, a new study finds. The unpleasant aroma of the gas, called hydrogen sulfide (H2S), can be a little too familiar, as it is expelled by bacteria living in the human colon and eventually makes its way, well, out.

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This explains why I fart so much! by Stanimal on Friday, Oct 24, 2008 at 3:36:58 PM
Here's a thought by Scott on Friday, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:27:06 PM
Nonsense by Davaru on Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:50:28 AM