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EpiPens are a life-saving gadget for those experiencing severe allergic reactions.
The results are fascinating.
Students in the Ottawa school range from 9 to 12 years old.
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In this case, students sent up two samples.
Once the samples came back down to Earth, they were analyzed by scientists at the University of Ottawa.
The results showed that the epinephrine had been compromised and was only 87% pure.
The other 13% had been transformed into toxic benzoic acid derivatives.
This made the EpiPens not only unusable but also extremely dangerous.
Luckily, the students are already hard at work and looking for a solution to this problem.
Kids are natural scientists.
They are curious and ask questions.
