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12. Saving Lives
The implications for saving lives and providing quality of life is huge. Chronic diarrhea is deadly; think dehydration and malnutrition. Particularly in emerging nations where safe water is not a given, intestinal diseases take hundreds of lives daily. Children and the elderly are most affected by chronic bowel disease. Transplants could save lives.