A 14-year-old scientist took home $25,000 from a national science competition for inventing a liquid bandage that could replace antibiotics.

一个14岁的科学家发明了一种可替代抗生素的液体绷带，在全国科学竞赛上赢得了25,000美元奖金。

Kara Fan from San Diego, CA was won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fan came up with a nano particle liquid bandage that could replace the overuse of antibiotics and potentially reduce the development of superbugs.

来自加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥的Kara Fan赢得了明尼苏达州圣保罗市的3M青年科学家挑战赛。Fan发明了纳米颗粒液体绷带，能解决抗生素滥用问题，可能会减缓超级细菌的发展。

“I want to show my invention of the nanosilver liquid bandage to more people. I think it is important for more people to be aware of antibiotic-resistance bacteria crisis and do something about it,” Fan said.

Fan说：“我想向更多的人展示我发明的纳米银粒子液体绷带，我认为能让更多的人了解耐药菌危机并采取行动是很重要的。”

The 3M Young Scientist Challenge is a national competition for middle school students that takes place every year. The students are tasked with coming up with an idea or invention that tackles existing issues.

3M青年科学家挑战赛是一年一度的针对中学生的全国竞赛，参赛学生的任务是提出一个解决现有问题的想法或发明。

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