How a Toilet Can Save Your Life: Eric Brown at TEDxTerryTalks 2012

Eric Brown, a Microbiology and Immunology graduate student at UBC, talks about a little known disease called environmental enteropathy. This is where accumulation of “bad“ gut microbes spread in unsanitary environments can cause malnutrition. His talk exposes some misconceptions people have about malnutrition, the ultimate importance of sanitation and hygiene, and bring forward new ideas on how to tackle the problem. November 3rd, 2012. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Filmed by Crai