The Body

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson, Anchor Books; Vintage; Reprint edition, 2021. 

Interesting Biological Topics

• The fungus cccidioidomyccosis causes Valley Fever

• Umami was discovered by Kikunae Ikeda, who cofounded Ajinomoto to promote it

• The Scoville Organoleptic Test measures how hot chili peppers are

• McGill Pain Questionnaire

• Elephants and whales have their testicles on the inside

• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is more common than cirrhosis

• Hepatitis C is often not diagnosed

Contents of Feces

• Bacteria

• Bacteriophages

• Archae

• Fungi

• Red blood cells

• Intestinal cells

• Fiber