Hr1: News Roundup, Biotech Startups, GPS, Robot Surgery

Science Friday

Has your GPS ever gotten you in trouble? It is so common in National Parks that rangers in Death Valley call it death by GPS. Plus, a look at a new robot that can perform sutures and other delicate operations completely autonomously.

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