If you ever worry about the future of America, there is
no need: it is in good hands. A high school student named Angela is
proof of that. We think you'll agree she is nothing short of amazing.
CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman met her on the road.
Born
to Chinese immigrants, 17-year-old Angela Zhang of Cupertino,
California is a typical American teenager. She's really into shoes and
is just learning how to drive.
But there is one thing
that separates her from every other student at Monta Vista High School,
something she first shared with her chemistry teacher, Kavita Gupta.
It's
a research paper Angela wrote in her spare time -- and it is advanced,
to say the least. Gupta says all she knows is its recipe -- for curing
cancer.
"Cure for cancer -- a high school student," said
Gupta. "It's just so mind-boggling. I just cannot even begin to
comprehend how she even thought about it or did this."
"I just thought, 'Why not?' 'What is there to lose?'" said Angela. READ MORE
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