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ASTalumna06 10-15-2014 08:47 PM

The Poop Bank
 
This sounds kind of gross, but the more you read, the more awesome it gets.

Make money for your poop, and help save a life!

http://www.boston.com/health/2014/10...npM/story.html

Quote:

Are you under 50 years old, willing to make daily trips to Medford, and have regular bowel movements? You, my friend, could be earning $40 a day—just for pooping.

All you have to do is visit OpenBiome, launched in 2012 as the only independent nonprofit stool bank in the country. The brainchild of MIT postdoctoral associate Mark Smith, OpenBiome collects, tests, and provides fecal samples to 122 hospitals in 33 states for one of the most interesting medical treatment innovations today: fecal microbiota transplantation.

sigmagirl2000 10-15-2014 08:50 PM

*gpsing distance to medford from work*.... I can poop. Why not get paid for it?

BraveMaroon 10-15-2014 08:53 PM

I read about this concept in a book called Gulp by Mary Roach. It sounds gross, but for the people receiving the donor's flora, it's a huge help.

I also highly recommend the book.

33girl 10-15-2014 09:13 PM

Please tell me that some intrepid franchiser took advantage of this and opened a Taco Bell next door!!

AOIILisa 10-15-2014 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 2296533)
Please tell me that some intrepid franchiser took advantage of this and opened a Taco Bell next door!!

:D LMAO!!

sigmagirl2000 10-16-2014 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 2296533)
Please tell me that some intrepid franchiser took advantage of this and opened a Taco Bell next door!!

hopefully, I'll check this out and let you know ;)


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