Meet Bailey Quinn Frank, the Fort Lauderdale eighth-grader who built a low-cost air sampler from small fans and filter paper to capture bacterial DNA and explore rural health surveillance

Meet Bailey Quinn Frank, the Fort Lauderdale eighth-grader who built a low-cost air sampler from small fans and filter paper to capture bacterial DNA and explore rural health surveillance

Bailey Quinn Frank has created a groundbreaking air sampler designed to enhance health surveillance in rural areas. Utilizing basic materials such as fans and filters, this device collects airborne bacterial DNA. Findings revealed notable variations in bacterial composition between indoor and outdoor spaces. As a finalist in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, Bailey exemplifies the use of practical tools in tackling public…