Swallowing electronics(吞咽电子器件) is not usually recommended. But researchers in Belgium and the Netherlands have worked out(研究出；解决) how to make eating components(可食用的组件), from a wireless transmitter and microchips to a battery and a suite of chemical sensors, not just safe but useful.
吞咽电子器件通常并不被推荐。但比利时和荷兰的研究人员已经研发出如何制造可食用的组件，从无线发射器和微芯片到电池和一套化学传感器，不仅安全而且有用。
The result is GISMO(胃肠道智能模块) (gastrointestinal smart module): an edible capsule about the size of a Tic Tac that travels the length of the human gut, takes a chemical reading every 20 seconds and sends the results to a receiver worn on the belt. It is an early example of a new generation of ingestible devices that can report back, live(实时报告), from inside the gut. Potential applications run from routine diagnosis to targeted drug delivery, and eventually to electronics made entirely from food.
成果是GISMO（胃肠道智能模块）：一种大约Tic Tac薄荷糖大小的可食用胶囊，能穿越整个肠道，每20秒进行一次化学读数，并将结果发送到佩戴在腰带上的接收器。它是新一代可摄入设备的早期范例，能够从肠道内部实时报告信息。潜在应用范围从常规诊断到靶向药物输送，最终可能实现完全由食物制成的电子器件。
The GISMO measures changes in the gut’s “redox balance(氧化还原平衡)”, which can offer an early warning of inflamed or diseased tissue. Researchers are now testing it in people with ulcerative colitis(溃疡性结肠炎) and colorectal cancer(结直肠癌). Patients swallow it before breakfast and must recover it, in the usual way(以通常的方式), a few days later.
GISMO测量肠道“氧化还原平衡”的变化，这可以为发炎或病变组织提供早期预警。研究人员目前正在溃疡性结肠炎和结直肠癌患者中进行测试。患者在早餐前吞服，几天后必须通过正常方式回收它。
Power to the paunch
给肚子装上电源