If Google 's first science fair is any indication, the top scientists of the future will be women. Google has announced the fair's winners, and they are all girls.
Shree Bose, age 17, from Fort Worth, Tex., won the grand prize for developinga way to improve ovarian cancer treatment for patients who have developeda resistance to chemotherapy. Naomi Shah, 16, from Portland, Ore., found ways to improve indoor air quality and decrease people's reliance on asthma medications. And Lauren Hodge, 14, from Dallastown, Pa., researched the effects of different marinades on potential carcinogens in grilled chicken.
"Asa girl, to see that my gender actually is going to come into this field that's been so dominated by men is exciting to me, and to bea part of that is even more exciting," Ms. Bose said in an interview.
Surprisingly for Google,a computer science company, the winners each did bioscience projects. But the entries were wide-ranging, as was the science fair. Teenagers ...
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Shree Bose, age 17, from Fort Worth, Tex., won the grand prize for developinga way to improve ovarian cancer treatment for patients who have developeda resistance to chemotherapy. Naomi Shah, 16, from Portland, Ore., found ways to improve indoor air quality and decrease people's reliance on asthma medications. And Lauren Hodge, 14, from Dallastown, Pa., researched the effects of different marinades on potential carcinogens in grilled chicken.
"Asa girl, to see that my gender actually is going to come into this field that's been so dominated by men is exciting to me, and to bea part of that is even more exciting," Ms. Bose said in an interview.
Surprisingly for Google,a computer science company, the winners each did bioscience projects. But the entries were wide-ranging, as was the science fair. Teenagers ...
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ce4d2d21cf2b2bad48ce332cbcfdcccd
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