Putting the 'goo' in 'good' summer: Budding scientists learn at Experimental Lakes camp
While school's out for the summer, a handful of students are studying alongside scientists from around the world in a two-week summer camp in northwestern Ontario at IISD Experimental Lakes Area.
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