Recent Examples on the WebBy chemically analyzing 550 fecal samples from 17 herbivore species, researchers identified snippets of parasite genes, called DNA barcodes, to catalogue the parasite populations likely to be living in the animals' guts. Sasha Warren, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 Polio is a contagious virus transmitted mostly through contact with fecal samples and sometimes through coughing and sneezing. Madeline Halpert, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 There are, indeed, many biohacking brands that are built off at-home nasal swabs, fecal samples and spit tests, each with the promise of recommending skincare, supplements, fitness routines and diets based on your individual constitution. Jamie Rosen, Robb Report, 31 July 2022 Screening for suitable donors is a lengthy and expensive process, as is storing and shipping fecal samples.Wired, 9 July 2022 According to Baird, public health officials in coordination with the Coconino County Health and Human Services Department and the CDC tested fecal samples for the presence of norovirus on eight infected river trips. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Canine parvovirus spreads through fecal matter and includes symptoms such tiredness, loss of appetite and diarrhea. Greg Norman, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 There was, perhaps, another reason why Tandler’s thread went viral, which had nothing to do at all with dogs gravitating to each other’s fecal matter like pop-star stans gravitating toward the Twitter mentions of a music journalist. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2022 The poliovirus is spread person-to-person, in rare cases through droplets from a sneeze or cough but mostly through ingesting contaminated fecal matter. Peter Weber, The Week, 20 Aug. 2022 See More