Intel Science Fair winner detects pancreatic cancer early, cheaply

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Kai Ryssdal: Ahhh, the high school science fair. For most of us, it was no more than your baking soda volcano.

But for the big one -- the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair -- the competition is fierce. And the prizes are big: $75,000 in scholarship money to the winner and about $12,000 in cash.

The grand prize this year went to Jack Andraka, high school freshman from Crownsville, Md. It's only a little bit of a stretch to say he's trying to cure cancer by finding it early.

Hey Jack, how are you?

Jack Andraka: Great, how about you?

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 27, 2012 1:13 AM
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