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Regenron Science Talent Search

Ellen Xu joins us to talk about their third place win in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. Follow FOX 5 San Diego: https://www.fox5sandiego.com https://www.youtube.com/fox5sd https://www.facebook.com/fox5sandiego https://www.twitter.com/fox5sandiego https://www.instagram.com/fox5sandiego

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11 months ago

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