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Published online 28 June 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020624-9
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Bugs clean teeth
GM yoghurt could fight tooth decay.
Bacteria can now prevent tooth decay, as well as cause it. Researchers have genetically engineered the bacterium in yoghurt to fight the bugs that rot teeth1.
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