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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 25 November 2015 01:28:10PM 0 points [-]

At this stage, I can see an argument for freezing the gut, or at least samples of the gut, so as to get the microbiome. Anyone know about reviving frozen microbes?

Comment author: Lumifer 25 November 2015 03:31:59PM *  2 points [-]

Anyone know about reviving frozen microbes?

It's not hard. IIRC people brought to life microbes which were frozen in permafrost tens of thousands of years ago.