meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Science Talk

Fecal Transplants: The Straight Poop

Science Talk

Scientific American

Science

4.2644 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2012

⏱️ 20 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Journalist and author Maryn McKenna talks about fecal transplants, which have proved to be exceptionally effective at restoring a healthy intestinal microbiome and curing C. diff infections, yet remain in regulatory limbo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Race the rudder. Raise the sales. Raise the sales. Captain, an unidentified ship approaching. Over.

0:07.7

Roger that. Wait. Is that an enterprise sales solution?

0:12.7

Reach sales professionals, not professional sailors. With LinkedIn ads, you can target the right people by industry, job title and more.

0:19.0

Start converting your B2B audience into high-quality leads today.

0:22.3

Spend 200 pounds on your first campaign and get a 200-pound credit for the next one.

0:26.2

Go to LinkedIn.com slash lead to claim your offer.

0:29.0

Terms and conditions apply.

0:31.3

Welcome to the Scientific American Podcast Science Talk posted on January 31st, 2012.

0:39.7

I'm Steve Murski. On this episode,

0:47.4

they take feces stool from someone with a healthy gut, and they infuse it into the gut of someone whose microbiome has been disrupted. That's journalist and author Marin McKenna,

0:52.3

and she's talking about one of the hottest topics in medicine, the fecal transplant.

0:57.2

Marin and I talked recently about a variety of subjects for almost an hour.

1:01.3

I'll roll out the other topics in a second episode, but here in part one, we talk almost exclusively about fecal transplants.

1:08.4

So grab a milkshake and enjoy.

1:12.6

Marion McKenna, fecal transplants. So grab a milkshake and enjoy. Marion McKinnett.

1:14.5

Fecal transplants, they are inherently fascinating.

1:20.6

I mean, the name itself.

1:23.3

Tell us about them.

1:24.6

You have an article in the December issue of Scientific American still available on our website.

1:29.3

What's the deal?

1:31.3

So let me tell you first about that article, because I'm very excited about it.

1:34.8

It's the inaugural installment in the reboot of a column in Scientific American called The Science of Health.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Scientific American, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Scientific American and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.