This 12-Year-Old Came Up With A Way To Stop Allergies Before They Start

Sixth-grader Iris Gupta wants to change how we treat one of our most annoying problems: allergies.

The 12-year-old Maryland native is one of the 10 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge finalists for her work with nanoparticles and allergies.

The challenge is the “ultimate middle school science competition” for kids in Grades 5 to 8 across the US. This year’s finalists worked on projects ranging from new ways to keep people from driving while intoxicated to devices that measure car temperatures.

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