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Teen Discovers Potential Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

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A 16-year-old from the Toronto area used a supercomputer system to find a new drug combination that shows potential in treating the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis, and won top honors for his work.

Marshall Zhang, an 11th-grade student at Richmond Hill’s Bayview Secondary School, received first place Tuesday (May 10) in the 2011 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge, a contest in which students conduct their own research projects with the help of mentors.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110512/sc_livescience/teendiscoverspromisingcysticfibrosistreatment;_ylt=AlxyZJXJnzyiJijz6rNLmBBH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTQ3N2I3OG9mBGFzc2V0A2xpdmVzY2llbmNlLzIwMTEwNTEyL3RlZW5kaXNjb3ZlcnNwcm9taXNpbmdjeXN0aWNmaWJyb3Npc3RyZWF0bWVudARjY29kZQN0b3BnbXBlBGNwb3MDNgRwb3MDNgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3RlZW5kaXNjb3Zlcg–

 

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