17-year-old makes color changing sutures that detect infection

Judy Woodruff: All over the world, infections in the place where surgical incisions are made are a major cause of new illnesses, extended hospital stays, and even death. In the U.S. alone, these infections cost more than $3 billion annually. But in developing countries, those statistics are much worse.

Judy Woodruff:

All over the world, infections in the place where surgical incisions are made are a major cause of new illnesses, extended hospital stays, and even death.

In the U.S. alone, these infections cost more than $3 billion annually. But in developing countries, those statistics are much worse.

Stephanie Sy reports on one scientist who's working on a more affordable way to detect these infections early.

It's the latest in our series Breakthroughs on the Leading Edge of science.

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