A 14-Year-Olds Discovery Could Lead To A COVID-19 Cure

Author Beasley Media Group Digital

October 19th, 2020 10:59 AM

As scientists around the world scramble to find a cure for coronavirus, a 14-year-old girl’s discovery stood out.

Anika Chebrolu from Frisco, Texas just won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a prize of $25,000. This discovery may provide a potential treatment for COVID-19.

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Anika’s winning invention uses an in-computer methodology to discover a lead molecule that can selectively bind to the spike protein of COVID-19.

“The last two days, I saw that there is a lot of media hype about my project since it involves the SARS-CoV-2 virus and it reflects our collective hopes to end this pandemic as I, like everyone else, wish that we go back to our normal lives soon,” Anika told CNN.

https://twitter.com/ChebroluAnika/status/1318151281475788801

Since China reported its first case to the World Health Organization (WHO) in December, the coronavirus has killed 1.1 million people worldwide. Data from the Johns Hopkins University Systems Science and Engineering Center show that more than 219,000 people have died in the United States.

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