A 14-year-old won $25,000 for his simple solution to treat skin cancer. Just use soap.

• Eighth-grader Heman Bekele, 14, is the 2023 winner of 3M's Young Scientist Challenge.
• He won $25,000 for his invention, which is a cost-effective way of treating skin cancer — with soap.
• The theory behind the soap is that it works by mobilizing the body's immune system.

Extracurriculars for this Virginia middle schooler include the science fair, computer science, and treating cancer.

Heman Bekele, 14, won $25,000 in 3M's 2023 Young Scientist Challenge, for inventing a bar of soap that could be used to treat skin cancer.