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Like it sounds so simple.

They had no idea.

But now the data's...

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Nature.

Welcome back to the Nature podcast. Nature.

Welcome back to the Nature podcast.

This week we'll be finding out how to toughen up DNA nanostructures with silica and meeting a robot chemist.

Plus, we'll be hearing how the genomes of some very important microbes

could help scientists predict global levels of greenhouse gases.

I'm Noah Baker.

And I'm Benjamin Thompson.

First up this week, reporter Adam Levy's been talking to a chemist who's been on the hunt

for a high-tech lab assistant.

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