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Published online 29 April 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030428-2
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Spores ferry vaccines
Edible dormant bacteria protect against tetanus.
Chomping on bacteria might protect people from infections, say British scientists. The next-generation edible vaccines could combat tetanus, anthrax and diarrhoea.
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