Question: Are the sections of intestine taken from living people? or do you take them from people who died? Or do you use intestines from animals like mice?

Asked by gb0731 to Mel on 2 Sep 2012.

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  1. Photo: Melina EllisMelina Ellis
    answered on 2 Sep 2012:

    Hi gb0731,

    Our research uses isolated segments of intestine from experimental animal models like mice and guinea pigs- which are studied because of their similarities to the human intestine.

    We do not use human tissue because it is not possible to get healthy human intestine as it is not readily availability and it is not permitted for ethical reasons (it requires the removal of health gut).

    Some of the research groups we have worked with in the past have taken gut tissue during surgery to remove diseased/damaged segments.

    Hope this makes sense!

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  1. Photo: gb0731gb0731
    commented on 2 Sep 2012:

    It does thank you very much.

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