On June 21, 2011, Jeopardy! featured the 2011 International Year of Chemistry

Chanting, "4, 3, 2, 1." And then a PA-system,"Fire." Quick flashes, a series of booms and a delayed blast follow.

Nestor Spósito, project manager for Dow Argentina, and president of

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An unwanted house pest and suburban scourge, suddenly the termite has been accidentally and disasterously rehabilitated by science. Hyperbole? Termite control professionals don't think so.

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