Video: Meet a molecular architect: Hosea Nelson

Meet a molecular architect: Hosea Nelson (video)
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Speaking of Chemistry visits the University of California at Los Angeles to meet with Hosea Nelson, Ph.D., who is tackling the challenge of total synthesis—the use of chemistry to build any molecule.

Learn about the importance of breakthroughs like Nelson's synthesis of potentially life-saving compounds and the research needed to make more efficient.

Check out this stop on the Speaking of Chemistry Road Trip here:

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