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The enlightenment of chemistry

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Michelle Francl looks at chemistry in a new light.

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  1. Michelle Francl is in the Department of Chemistry at Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-2899, USA, and tweets as @MichelleFrancl,

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