Medicine
Sewage Shows the Way to a Novel Diabetes Vaccine
Viruses found in contaminated water may protect against type 1 diabetes
Steven Tracy is professor emeritus of pathology and microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His research focused on the molecular biology of enteroviruses, as well as on the impact of such pathogens on myocarditis and type 1 diabetes. Credit: Nick Higgins
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