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A maryland 9th grader who just won $100,000 in the intel science prize. his invention, a little piece of paper, a test that detects the very beginnings of cancer. 168 times faster and 400 times more sensitive than current tests and it costs just 3 cents. it could detect the cancer before it becomes invasive. catch them early? that s what s so cool about the test. reporter: jack is an average teenager in a lot of ways. he loved science since he was 3. when his family lost a family friend to pancreatic cancer, it made him think of tiny carbon molecules. carbon nano-particles? nanotubes. did you learn about them in school? no, i read journal article for fun. that s my cup of tea. reporter: this doctor at ....

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