Bengaluru girl Aria Vikram has made it to the semi-finals of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge global science competition.
Aria is one of the 30 semi-finalists from across the world whose videos have received a high number votes. She will be competing for prizes worth $400,000 (approximately Rs 2.8 crore), including a new science lab for the National Public School, Indiranagar.
Aria stumbled upon a TED Talk on 'The Science of Cells that Never Get Old' by Dr Elizabeth Blackburn and started working on a video that explains the science. During her summer vacation, Aria researched on the topic and created her video for the challenge.
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