For the first 11 years of his school life, Zachary Quinlan had never had much time for science. He’d never entered a science fair or competition, his interest limited to getting good grades in his science courses. “My twin brother, Joshua, was always the science guy,” says Zachary, 17. “I’m more interested in writing and [...]

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Teenager Proves Juniper Berries Fights Breast Cancer — a potential new home-grown anti-cancer agent? Could juniper berries be Canada’s newest breast cancer treatment? That’s what Rebecca Hollett of St John’s wondered after learning that an elderly woman diagnosed with untreatable breast cancer attributed her survival for more than three years to a daily cup of [...]

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2008 First Place Winner Stephanie Gallant Stephanie Gallant the 2008 First Place Winner recieved her award at the award ceremony that celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the SABC in Newfoundland and Labrador. Allan Snook of sanofi-aventis was on hand to present the award. The title of Stephanie’s project was “Larch Tea: An Antibacterial Solution?”

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First Place Sarai Hamodat and Rob Van Exan, sanofi pasteur Title: “A Breath of Fresh Air” School: Holy Heart of Mary High School Supervising Teacher: Monika Behr Mentor Dr. Kaushik Nag, Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Local Teen Scientists Win Prestigious Biotech AwardsA local grade10 student whose research examined the active components of camomile was awarded first prize in the 2003 Aventis Biotech Challenge, hosted by Bio-East. Tim Loomis, a student at Mount Pearl Senior High School, claimed the $2000 cash award at a ceremony held on April 4, 2003 at [...]

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Sarah Small, and Ronan MacParland knew the health benefits of drinking green tea were well documented and decided to find if wearing green tea also might be good for what ails you.�Tea-riffic skin� Sarah Small, and Ronan MacParland knew the health benefits of drinking green tea were well documented and decided to find if wearing [...]

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