Heman Bekele was inspired by Ethiopian workers laboring under the sun, and wanted to help ‘as many people as possible’

Heman Bekele was inspired by Ethiopian workers laboring under the sun, and wanted to help ‘as many people as possible’

A middle-school teen has been named “America’s top young scientist” after developing a bar of soap that could be useful in the treatment of melanoma, a skin cancer that is diagnosed in about 100,000 people in the US each year and kills approximately 8,000.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    341·
    1 year ago

    At 14 that’s incredible

    It’s incredible to have the opportunity to mentor with a senior research analyst at 3M.

    Wish more kids were given this kind of opportunity without going six figures into debt

    • MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I think both of your statements are correct - lots of innovations are right in front of us, are simple, and that’s the kinda shit scientists love. More kids, but really people of any age, should be given opportunities like this given passion or even a passing curiosity.