For Me’lisa Crawford, talking about poop isn’t gross or impolite — it’s an important part of a day’s work. Crawford is a PhD candidate at Arizona State University in the School of Life Sciences who studies poop to learn how a high-fat diet can alter your microbiome, or gut bacteria. In this episode Meli'sa discusses:what poop tells us about our gut healthhow food deserts affect what we end up eatinghow she ended up as a grad student at ASUadvice for advanced science degree students"ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and Facebook Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.