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> <channel><title>Gurl.com &#187; brains</title> <atom:link href="http://www.gurl.com/tag/brains/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.gurl.com</link> <description>A teen site and community for teenage girls</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:38:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>1D May Have Smooth Moves, But This Kid Is Curing Cancer</title><link>http://www.gurl.com/2012/06/19/jack-andraka-hot-guy-alert-cancer-breakthrough/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jack-andraka-hot-guy-alert-cancer-breakthrough</link> <comments>http://www.gurl.com/2012/06/19/jack-andraka-hot-guy-alert-cancer-breakthrough/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:16:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Emerald Pellot</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Discuss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[15-year-old changes cancer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gurl Crush]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jack andraka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <guid
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href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmVzs3-GNBc&#038;feature=player_embedded"}Youtube.com</a></p></div><strong>1D</strong> may have some smooth moves, but you need to scoop up this kid before he&#8217;s taken, ladies. <strong>Fifteen-year-old Jack Andraka</strong> has made a huge change in cancer treatment&#8211;and he&#8217;s still in high school. Jack (and his swooshable hair) won the $75,000 grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.</p><p>So what did Jack do? He basically made a sensor that <strong>detects cancer</strong> before it becomes super harmful in the body. (The earlier the diagnosis the better your chances of staying alive!) His sensor strip is faster, more accurate, and only cost $3.00 compared to the current sensor which can cost up to $800. Just think about what a <strong>huge difference</strong> this will make in the lives of your aunt or uncle, mom or dad, or friend who may have cancer one day? There&#8217;s <strong>no doubt</strong> about it, at 15 he&#8217;s already helping people in a life-changing way, can you imagine what he&#8217;s going to be doing at 25?! This just makes me wonder: with all these teen geniuses around, why are some girls so hung up on <strong>One Direction and Justin Bieber</strong>?</p><p>Do you know what all the guys (well, besides JT) in <strong>N&#8217;Sync</strong> are doing right now? Yeah, we don&#8217;t either. What the hell ever happened to BSB? Nick and Aaron Carter were on that super trashy reality TV show where they fought all the time. Not really <strong>BF material</strong> there.</p><p>Serious question: Would you rather be dating a has-been who still has weird groupies or the guy who helped <em>cure cancer</em>? Maybe we should be <strong>celebrating brains</strong> a little more than cheesy dance moves and catchy lyrics. Just to put things in perspective, none of those boy bands actually write any of their own songs. Yeah, they&#8217;re talented but there aren&#8217;t many <strong>child stars</strong> that become adult <strong>super stars</strong>. Most of them end up C-list celebs who can only end up in the news by creating major negative drama around them, like drunk driving or celebrity feuds.</p><p>What&#8217;s even better about dating a <strong>boy genius</strong> is that he&#8217;s sitting right next to you in class. Look at that kid over there during math period, the one with the <strong>swooshable hair</strong>. He&#8217;s totally smart and going to be something really important one day!</p><p>I&#8217;m not saying <strong>crushing on Zayn</strong> is totally wrong, but there are some real guys out there doing real things that can change the world and save lives. Having a guy who can talk your ego up, with the same song he sings to every girl, may not be the <strong>only quality</strong> to look for in a BF.</p><p>Check out Jack Andraka, our new Super Crush!</p><p><iframe
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