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The 2006 YSC Gets Underway!
October 22, 2006
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The 40 finalists gather for a group shot to kick off the start of Finalist Week 2006.
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Crowds fill the Exhibit Hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History as finalists present their projects to the judges.
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Cyanna Skye Edwards of San Antonio, TX, explains her project, Of Mice and Supermen II: Synergy Test to Increase Neuron Lifespan After Trauma Cuts Off NGF With Goal to Limit Paraylsis After Spinal Cord Injury.
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Eleven-year-old Erin Edwards of Pleasant Grove, UT, pauses to smile for the camera in front of her project display.
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Finalists Lindsey Precht (left) and Manpreet Kaur get to know each other during a brief break from their presentations.
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All eyes are on thirteen-year-old Tennessee native Taylor Jones as he describes his project, Using DNA Fingerprinting to Find Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli.
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Otana Jakpor discusses her project, Do Artificial Nails and Nail Polish Interfere with the Accurate Measurement of Oxygen Saturation by Pulse Oximetry?, with a visitor.
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Fourteen-year old Floridian finalist Trevor van Voorthuijsen is in the spotlight as he is interviewed for an upcoming Discovery Networks television program about YSC.
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Finalist William Pete gets hands-on as he demonstrates part of his project, Which Lubricant Works the Best for Hobby Wheel Applications?
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Sophie Klimcak shares a laugh with fellow finalists during a "root beer session" with Judge Jake.
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| PHOTOS: By Bill Fitzpatrick |
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