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Setting a standard for security
A deadly threat you cannot see or measure. Inspired by the challenge, Sam Houk, professor of chemistry, revolutionized the tools to quantify elements that were once immeasurable. That innovation enabled scientists to discover lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan.