Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop

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  • David Hu David Hu
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  • Patricia Yang Patricia Yang
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Why was School of Biological Sciences associate professor David Hu drawn towards mammal poop as the topic of a new study? His experience as a working dad, he recently posted on the Conversation blog, "turned me from a poo-analysis novice to a wizened connoisseur." The people running the PBS Newshour website had a chance to digest the post and decided to share it in full on their Rundown blog. Hu is also a adjunct associate professor in the School of Physics and an associate professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. Patricia Yang, a Ph.D. student in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, co-authored the study, which appeared in Soft Matter. 

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College of Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, School of Physics

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Life Sciences and Biology
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College of Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, School of Physics, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, David Hu, Patricia Yang, poop, defecation, elephants, PBS Newshour, mammals
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  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 28, 2017 - 10:59am
  • Last Updated: Apr 28, 2017 - 5:23pm