Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea. Ancient Romans knew their… feces – or at least they liked to think they did. According ...

Ancient Greco-Roman texts discuss the use of excrement in medicine, but this is the first direct evidence we've found that confirms the written descriptions.

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a 1,900-year-old Roman vial that could provide the first concrete evidence of human poop ...

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Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

“Poop is central to the story of how dogs came into our lives," write Duke University dog researchers Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in their wonderful new book, Survival of the Friendliest: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient Romans Really Did Use Poop as Medicine. We Just Got The First Real Proof. Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental ...