In August, Mike Doyle of the University of Georgia applied for a patent on some nonvirulent strains of E. coli that wipe out the nasty version when fed to cattle.
Mike Doyle has always been very interested in E. coli and cattle. 
mnli hypothesis: Mike Doyle has always been very interested in E. coli and cattle.  premise: In August, Mike Doyle of the University of Georgia applied for a patent on some nonvirulent strains of E. coli that wipe out the nasty version when fed to cattle.