Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut health
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Smelly, thunderous, lingering or silent, Australians are being asked to log their farts for science.
The CSIRO is hoping to capture flatulence data from tens of thousands of people, including frequency, stench, loudness and duration, to help researchers better understand the nation’s gut health.
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