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Breathing Through Your Bum

In spite of what you may have heard, it’s not physically possible for people to talk from thei...

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15.40 21 May 2021


Breathing Through Your Bum


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15.40 21 May 2021


In spite of what you may have heard, it’s not physically possible for people to talk from their backside, but we might actually be able to breathe from our rear ends in the near future.

A new study from Japan scientists has demonstrated that it is possible for mammals to absorb oxygen from the anus.

So what could this mean for us? To discuss Dr. Caleb Kelly, a gastroenterology fellow at Yale University, who has reviewed the study, joined Sean on the show.

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