Two high school students who entered outstanding projects into this year's Massachusetts State High School Science & Enginnering Fair (May 3-5 at MIT) will compete in this weekend's BioGENEius Challenge in Boston. According to Suzanne Grillo of MassBioEd -- a local partner of the BioGENEius Challenge, "The BioGENEius Challenge is the premier competition for high school students inspired to excel in the field of biotechnology." Rahi Punjabi, a sophomore at Marlborough's Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, will showcase his project, "The Role of Garlic in Attenuating Pseudomonas Infection." He discovered that a therapy combining garlic with tobramycin could benefit patients with cystic fibrosis. Oliver Dodd, a senior at Needham High School will compete in the BioGENEius Challenge with his project called "Cancer Growth Regulators." ... Read More