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Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He’s A Published Researcher At 13

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A few years ago, Bored Panda wrote about Daniel Liu, an 11-year-old chemistry prodigy. But a lot has happened in his life since then.

The genius kid went viral after he attended an organic chemistry class at the University of Toledo. And while the University’s Environmental Health and Radiation Safety Department doesn’t allow kids under 12 to be in the labs, it made an exception for Daniel. And he made the most of it.

Daniel Liu went viral in 2016 when he (then 11-years-old) attended an organic chemistry class at the University of Toledo

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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While many students fail the first midterm in Michael Young’s organic chemistry lecture (in spring 2017, the average was a 50), Liu got a 99.

Bill Nye the Science Guy also appreciated his hard work and dedication

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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Daniel even met Barack Obama at the White House Science Fair after winning a $10,000 scholarship

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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However, a lot has happened in the boy’s life since then

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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And he’s showing no signs of stopping

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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That college class opened a lot of doors for Daniel. Every year, Young has students join his lab, so after the kid proved himself, Young had nothing else to do but to hire him.

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At age 13, Daniel co-published a paper about developing pharmaceutical drugs and pesticides in a faster, cheaper, and more eco-friendly way. Talk about a fast adaptation. The other co-author of the study, postdoctoral associate Mohit Kapoor, said the 13-year-old boy was a pleasure to work with.

I’ve got a feeling this isn’t the last time we’ll be covering Liu’s achievements.

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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Watch the video below to get a better understanding of what it is that Daniel’s working on

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People were incredibly happy to hear the kid is doing just fine

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He's A Published Researcher At 13

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What do you think ?

boredhuman 5 years ago

So he is basically the real human version of Sheldon Cooper Ph.D...

24points

vp 5 years ago

BeardedEagle is assuming Mr. Liu isn't doing exactly what he wants to do. He IS being a "kid"...just the kind of kid he wants to be.

24points

Kasey Earls 5 years ago

I agree. It looks like he is a pretty happy kid to me. When you are as intelligent as he is, he probably doesn’t have a lot in common with kids his age anyway.

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martin734 5 years ago

Future Nobel Prize winner there I think.

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boredhuman 5 years ago

So he is basically the real human version of Sheldon Cooper Ph.D...

24points

vp 5 years ago

BeardedEagle is assuming Mr. Liu isn't doing exactly what he wants to do. He IS being a "kid"...just the kind of kid he wants to be.

24points

Kasey Earls 5 years ago

I agree. It looks like he is a pretty happy kid to me. When you are as intelligent as he is, he probably doesn’t have a lot in common with kids his age anyway.

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martin734 5 years ago

Future Nobel Prize winner there I think.

12points

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