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9th Grader's Medicated Soap Invention Wins America's Top Young Scientist Award

America's Top Young ScientistAmerica's Top Young Scientist
November 07, 2023
Serena McCloud - LA Post

A 14-year-old boy from Virginia who invented an innovative soap to treat skin cancer has been awarded the title of "America's Top Young Scientist" along with a $25,000 prize. Heman Bekele, a ninth grader from Annandale, VA, spent months creating the medicated bar soap as an affordable way to help combat rising skin cancer rates.

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