En 15-årig irländsk kille, Simon Meehan, vann nyligen pris för att ha upptäckt en naturlig substans i björnbär som kan ta död på den fruktade Staphylococcus aureus, en bakterie som är resistent mot antibiotika.
Forskare letar antibiotika i Amazonas, men Simon Meehan gick bara ut i egna trädgården. Han har lärt sig av sin morfar som är en välkänd medicinalväxtodlare som arbetat med örter och som lärare i naturvetenskap under sitt liv.
“The winner of the 54th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) has been announced. Simon Meehan, aged 15, a Transition Year student from Coláiste Choilm in Cork, has taken home the top prize for his project entitled ‘Investigation into the Antimicrobial effects of both aerial and root parts of selected plants against Staphylococcus aureus’. The coveted prize was presented to the winner this evening in the BT Arena by Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton and Managing Director of BT Ireland, Shay Walsh. Simon Meehan presented his project in the Biological and Ecological section of the Intermediate category.
Simon’s award includes the largest prize fund yet of €7,500, the BTYSTE perpetual trophy and an exclusive trip to Bletchley Park in the UK, the infamous World War II coding centre. In addition, and uniquely this year, the winner will have the opportunity to represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists, taking place in the RDS, Dublin in September 2018. This will be only the second time in the 30-year history of the competition that Ireland will host this prominent international event.”
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