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Holden Benbrook, Ben Boyd, Isadora Conour, Gayatri Gadhvi, Nathan Kralik, Audrey J. Latham, Ava M. Lebovitz, and Keaton Roberts, Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Reducing urban respiratory allergies via seasonal spray-applied BioClay pollen suppression

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Shreeya Aravind, Ridhima Bajaj, Anudeep Gadipalli, Siri Nuthalapati, Shriya Palwai, Hanssini Premkumar, Michelle Rarasati, and Hassan Syed, South Forsyth High School BioBuilder, Cumming, Georgia, United States

Programmable microbial biocrusts for desert soil stabilization via carbonic anhydrase–mediated calcium carbonate precipitation

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Eric Du, Stephen Jing, Adam Mei, and Ethan Wu, Concordia International School Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Low-cost visual diagnostic for colorectal cancer via bacterial detection of kRAS, TP53, and APC mutations

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Ibrahim B. Abumohsen, Luka Ascencio, Havish Bathina, Madeline Boram-Rella, Brayden Carty, Alyssa Gay, Isaac J. Pare, and Priyansh Shah, Athens Drive Magnet High School, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

In vitro cell-free biosensor for detecting heavy metals in cosmetics

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Maya Vaden and Jungin Yoon, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Engineering Escherichia coli to produce Tenebrio molitor and Lolium perenne antifreeze proteins as a road salt alternative

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Yunwoo Choi and James Vacca, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, United States

Peer Reviewed High School Synthetic Biology

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PV-See: A novel Escherichia coli-based biosensor for PVC microplastic detection

Reducing urban respiratory allergies via seasonal spray-applied BioClay pollen suppression

Programmable microbial biocrusts for desert soil stabilization via carbonic anhydrase–mediated calcium carbonate precipitation

Low-cost visual diagnostic for colorectal cancer via bacterial detection of kRAS, TP53, and APC mutations

In vitro cell-free biosensor for detecting heavy metals in cosmetics

Engineering Escherichia coli to produce Tenebrio molitor and Lolium perenne antifreeze proteins as a road salt alternative

Enhancing CO2 fixation and biofuel production efficiency using Cyanobacteria

Oat-shield: sustainable cellulose bandages with integrated antimicrobial peptides for wound treatment

Aerobic bioremediation of perchlorate contamination via a novel Pseudomonas chloritidismutans construct

A dual-modal approach to diabetic retinopathy screening using AI image analysis and electrochemical lateral flow assays