because i really just wanted to write "anal sphincter" a bunch of times

also, it's monday and i wanted to gross you out...
be glad i didn't subject you to the associated picture!

here instead is a picture of a chocolate starfish:

and then:

anal sphincter

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Biologists grow replacement sphincters in mice

"Fecal incontinence because of degenerated or weakened internal anal sphincter (IAS) has a high incidence rate in aging populations. [...] Bioengineering could play a role in developing a translational approach to remedy fecal incontinence because of weakened IAS."

oh splendid, people are dying of horrible incurable diseases all over the world and these guys are spending their time and money making sure people don't shit themselves. A+