Many of you may not have heard of fecal transplants which are currently used to treat gastrointestinal infections and other conditions. Also known as bacteriotherapy or fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) this treatment method involves transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of another person to restore the balance of bacteria in their gut. In addition to antibiotic-resistant diarrhea fecal transplantation has been used to treat inflammatory bowel disease. Now a new study suggests that it could also be effective against obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that transplanting viruses from