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Microwaves Zap Grain Pests

Steve Halverson (left), an engineer with Micro-Grain of Clinton, Wisconsin, checks germination tests on grain that has been microwaved. Entomologist Wendell Burkholder notes mortality rates for maize weevils in the microwaved grain. More than anything, Steven L. Halverson, a self-employed consulting engineer, would like to see the economy perk up in his hometown of Clinton (pop. 1,850) in south central Wisconsin. For now, he's doing his homework so that he can design and, in future
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