HHMI Bulletin May 2010


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	A generation of web-savvy entrepreneurs has found a relatively cheap and effective approach to solving complex problems and soliciting ideas:






	JOSEPH P. NOEL: In praise of chemodiversity.

	PATRICK O. BROWN: An economic argument to lay off the burgers.

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