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...groups of bacteria, called Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus, reside dormant in the gut of roundworms—also called nematodes??until they are “switched on” to excrete antibiotics, digestive enzymes, and insecticidal toxins...

Author: By Juliana L. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Roundworm Bacteria Research Shows Promise for Development of New Antibiotics | 2/19/2010 | See Source »

...Senator Conrad Burns, a man with the quintessential “aw, shucks” persona. Amidst volunteers who have come to Montana for the final 72 hours of this closely watched campaign, Burns holds an unfathomably large potato above his head and discusses the relative advantage that Montana nematodes??whatever they are—hold over Idaho’s, and how the bountiful seed potatoes they make often go unrecognized. Making the rounds, he jokes that a recent Smith College graduate looks pregnant. (In fairness, she has something lodged in the front pocket of her Young...

Author: By Travis R. Kavulla | Title: Show-Down on the Potato Farm | 11/7/2006 | See Source »

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