If only the earth could produce an enzyme that would defuse the Neo-Cons ...

... then again, maybe that's called Natural Selection and the Neo-Cons, along with fundamentalists of all religious stripes, will select the human race right out of existence. But not to worry, the cockroaches will probably survive.

The above thoughts were triggered by Science Magazine (AAAS, subscription required) reporting that "[w]hen bacteria colonize vertebrate intestines, the tissue produces an enzyme that appears to defuse a dangerous toxin the microbes wield."