Genetics in Action: Researcher Watches His Own Body Develop Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association, seven million people have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, and a staggering 79 million more have pre-diabetes. Early detection of type 2 diabetes can save lives, which is what drives the ADA’s recent Diabetes Alert Day. But Dr. Michael Snyder, a geneticist at Stanford University, has taken early detection to a whole new level.
Dr. Snyder and his team have spent the last three years of their lives years working…