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Science on the South Lawn

By Sid Perkins / April 25, 2013

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The White House hosts scores of student researchers

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged algae, biofuels, Brittany Wenger, Broadcom MASTERS, Caleb Meyer, Earth Day, Easton LaChappelle, feature, herbicide, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Intel Science Talent Search, Jack Andraka, Jessika Baral, Mabel Wheeler, Megan Waples, Naethan Mundkur, pancreatic cancer, President Barack Obama, Sara Volz, Society for Science & the Public (SSP), topstories, White House, White House Science Fair

Speedy cancer detector

By Sid Perkins / May 23, 2012

Jack Andraka, a 15-year-old freshman from Crownsville, Md., invented a blood-test technique to detect pancreatic cancer. Credit: Patrick Thornton, SSP

New technique quickly, cheaply identifies a particularly dangerous form of cancer

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged getinvolved, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Intel ISEF, Jack Andraka, mesothelin, nanotubes, pancreatic cancer, topstories