Q&A: This scientist developed a soap that could help fight skin cancer. He’s 14.

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Heman Bekele with the help of his 3M mentor, Deborah Isabelle (left), created a prototype soap to treat melanoma. Isabelle said of Bekele, “he’s going to continue to inspire other young people to realize that science can make a positive difference.” 3M

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Heman Bekele is not your typical high school student. Rather than spending his free time playing video games or staring at his phone, this 14 year-old from Fairfax, Virginia was calling professors and conducting experiments, all to invent a product he

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