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Dave Dempsey

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13. 7. 2011 - 13:58

Today's Webtip: Geek Girls

they rocked the Jury at Google's Science Fair.

You might remember a post about Google's massive Science Fair earlier this year. It sounded like an interesting contest, and a super chance for some talented people to get to do some interesting things.

It looks like that's just what happened.

The results have been announced, and the winning projects were pretty darn amazing.

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Safer Chicken?
Lauren Hodge (age13-14) examined the effects of various marinades on carcinogens in grilled chicken

Breathe Easier?
Naomi Shah (age 15-16) looked at the relationship between inddor air quality improvements and their reliance on asthma medication.

Cancer Conundrum?
Shree Bose (17-18): Helped improve on a cancer cure. (well a treatment anyway)

You can read more at the Google Student Blog

Now, please excuse me while I go cry over my misspent youth.