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Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which immune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans leads to lifelong insulin dependence. T1D is fundamentally distinct from type 2 diabetes, which is characterized by insul…
The virome is the collection of all viruses inhabiting a given ecosystem -- in the gut, this means primarily bacteriophages (phages), which constitute ~90% of the intestinal virome. While microbiome research has historically focused on bacteria, mounting evidence shows …