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"We really wanted to make an innovation that would make an impact in our world with our passions of biology and the environment we kind of found an intersection where we could really make an impact."
That's how ninth-gradersCamille Chu and Shayan Salimi describe their project, one of 24 regional winners in the National Science Teaching Association's 32nd annual ExplorVision Challenge.
The goal of the challenge is to empower young minds to imagine and create innovative solutions for the world's obstacles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Chu and Salimi, from San Mateo, Calif., genetically engineered the enzyme Rubisco Activase to not only increase overall levels of photosynthesis but also create a photothermal version that is heat tolerant.
Their project was among more than 2,000 projects that were submitted by more than 6,000 students.
Among the regional winners was a group of fourth-graders from Seattle's St.
Joseph School who developed a device that could quickly detect epileptic seizures.
"Incredible entries like batteries which are fungi-powered devices that extend the life span of your batteries.
We had allergen detection devices that attach to your clothing to detect the presence of allergens before you eat the food, and we have skin cancer screening machines where you upload images that basically detect skin cancer at
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