Saahil Joshi, age 17, Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, Calif.: Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth: The Science and Future of Drug-Drug Interactions

Micah: Salt: The Sapid and Sophisticated Seasoning

Katherine Kricorian, age 17, Santa Susana High School, Simi Valley, Calif.: From Algae to Energy: A Blooming Solution to Pollution

Chloe Lee, age 14, Korea International School Pangyo Campus, Gyeonggi-do, Korea: Do Plants Have Feelings?

Seungjae (Andy) Lee, age 13, Hong Kong International School, Tai Tam, Hong Kong: Keeping Your Pet Friend Forever: Is Cloning a Soul Possible?

Zhuocheng Li, age 16, Green Hope High School, Cary, N.C.: The Blood That Saved Countless Lives

Andrew C. Lin, age 12, Visions in Education Homeschool Academy, Carmichael, Calif.: Breaking the Speech Barrier

Andy Lu, age 16, Desert Vista High School, Phoenix: Hypersonic Flight: Can We Go Faster?

Camille: Sugar and the Body: A Bittersweet Relationship

Natalia Meza, age 17, American School of Madrid, Madrid: What Happens in Vagus, Stays in Vagus?

Aman Mistry, age 17, Smithtown High School, East Saint James, N.Y.: Helping a Blind Man See: The Miracle of Optogenetics

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