Vernon Asper was one of the first researchers in the Gulf of Mexico to study the oil gushing out from the BP well. But it has not all been smooth sailing, reports Mark Schrope.
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Schrope, M. Deepwater Horizon: A scientist at the centre of the spill. Nature 466, 680–684 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466680a
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