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Microbe Transplants Treat Some Diseases That Drugs Can't Fix

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Billie Iverson, 86, of Cranston, R.I., recently underwent a transplant of intestinal microbes that likely saved her life. (Ryan T. Conaty for NPR)
Billie Iverson, 86, of Cranston, R.I., recently underwent a transplant of intestinal microbes that likely saved her life. (Ryan T. Conaty for NPR)

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