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Cancer test scores $75,000 science prize for teen
I am amazed that a 15 year old high school student could develop something like this. From USA Today:
A simple blood or urine test for pancreatic cancer, 90% accurate, has garnered a Maryland teen an international science prize.
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a competition among students from 70 nations, awarded top honors to Jack Andraka, 15, of Crownsville, Md.,a prize worth $75,000. Andraka developed the test, some 28 times cheaper and faster than less-sensitive tests.
More than 1,500 students competed for honors at the science fair,which included 127 "best of category" prizes. The science fair originated in 1950, run by the non-profit Society for Science & the Public, and is now jointly funded by the Intel Foundation and Intel.
Congratulating the winners and other competitors in a statement, society president Elizabeth Marincola, said, "a background of STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] education creates the breeding ground for creativity and ingenuity that will help solve the pressing issues of the future."
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a competition among students from 70 nations, awarded top honors to Jack Andraka, 15, of Crownsville, Md.,a prize worth $75,000. Andraka developed the test, some 28 times cheaper and faster than less-sensitive tests.
More than 1,500 students competed for honors at the science fair,which included 127 "best of category" prizes. The science fair originated in 1950, run by the non-profit Society for Science & the Public, and is now jointly funded by the Intel Foundation and Intel.
Congratulating the winners and other competitors in a statement, society president Elizabeth Marincola, said, "a background of STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] education creates the breeding ground for creativity and ingenuity that will help solve the pressing issues of the future."
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