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“ChemLab Boot Camp’’ follows MIT students who try to land a job in a research lab.

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They form alliances.

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And use other tactics ripped straight from reality television.

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Here, a teaching assistant named Phil gives a tour of his research lab.

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Supported by $3 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Radix Endeavor seeks to make high school biology and math more appealing.