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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mealworms

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Mealworms crawl in the palm of a person's hand on Feb. 6, 2015. University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students Rachel Bergmans and Valerie Stull are researching the use of such mealworms as an inexpensive micro livestock that can provide an easy source of protein for human consumption.

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Jeff Miller/UW-Madison

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