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Ethiopia-born Heman Bekele is on TIME’s latest cover as the 2024 Kid of the Year.#kidoftheyear #ethiopia #africanscientists #skincancer #cancerresearch #hemanbekele
Who is Heman Bekele, the Teenage Scientist Making Big Headlines?
Who is Heman Bekele, the Teenage Scientist Making Big Headlines?

Ethiopia-born Heman Bekele is on TIME’s latest cover as the 2024 Kid of the Year.

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MidsouthMouth.OctaviaKeatsOct 27, 2023

"14-Year-Old Named 'America's Top Young Scientist' For Inventing Soap That Treats Cancer"

Skin cancer is no joke.
Heman Bekele made this from compassion. "I was devastated by the idea of people having to choose between treatment and putting food on the table for their families. There are so many preventable deaths.”

https://www.fcps.edu/news/americas-top-young-scientist-heman-bekele-was-born-ethiopia-educated-fcps

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Show threadTacit SubtextOct 26, 2023
@BigAngBlack @[email protected] @BlackMastodon Love this kid’s focus, rigor, and enthusiasm!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AEMhrbG8gc
#HemanBekele #SciComm #CitizenScience #3MYoungScientistChallenge #3MYSC #SkinCancer #Melanoma #MedMastodon #ComputerModeling #DataViz
3MYSC Submission - Heman Bekele

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