Episode 107 - May 4, 2009

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Episode 107 - May 4, 2009

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A new computer program could be a modern day Rosetta Stone for chemists. Japanese scientists have created the first self-propelled oil droplets. How mercury levels in Arctic seals may be linked to global warming.

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