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Why are some scientists studying the bacteria that live in the guts of termites?

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Those bacteria may contain genes that will help convert plant material to ethanol.

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For the answer to the question above asking why are some scientists studying the bacteria that live in the guts of termites? The answer to this is so that the scientist know if the insect has a resistance on their insecticide or simply to know the insect resistance .
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