Inside the 2012 Google Science Fair [PICS]

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This past Monday, Google partnered with CERN, National Geographic, Lego, and Scientific American to host the second annual Google Science Fair. This year's fair hosted 21 teens from all over the world. Each age group 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18 presented a variety of projects -- from new ways to farm and be more environmentally friendly, to new ways to diagnose and treat diseases.

Most of these projects were pursued by these students independently of their required science assignments at school. Many finalists' projects stemmed from personal interest in pursuing careers in science, technology, medicine, and simply increasing the quality of life in their hometowns.

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