Flatulence Helps Fight Disease (Med-Tech Center Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,58897,00.html/wn_ascii

British scientists say a high-tech flatus test may be the solution for
those tough-to-diagnose stomach bugs. While flatulence may be the stuff
of jokes, the gas could provide the 'chemical fingerprints' to diagnose
digestive infections.

There ya go, Spawser -- the Brits are asking you to write a world-sized novel 's worth of chemical fingerprints!

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