Stool Bank Tech: Turning Feces Into MedicineHow processed human waste cures deadly gut infections

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Processing human waste into life-saving treatments is a real, highly specialized profession. Laboratory workers carefully screen and prepare donor samples for transplants, a crucial therapy for severe gastrointestinal diseases like C. difficile. This taboo biological resource is actively restoring healthy microbiomes and rescuing patients from otherwise fatal conditions.