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Bill Gates thinks one of the answers to improving health is in the bathroom

By GalaTView Staff

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A year ago, his foundation issued a challenge to universities to create a new toilet, launching a worldwide effort to improve sanitation. This week the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that The Institute of Technology won for its work on a self-contained, sun-powered system that recycles water and breaks down human waste into storable energy.