Dr. Eva Sapi has been a trailblazer in Lyme disease research, proving that Lyme has a protective layer called a biofilm that protects itself. She and her students at New Haven University are continuing to study a recent breakthrough in which they found that liquid, whole-leaf stevia extract - not the powdered varieties that people most commonly use - have reduced the biofilm mass by about 40 percent. The goal of her research is to ultimately identify novel antibacterial agents that are effective in killing all forms of Lyme.