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This 12-Year-Old Transformed The Coronavirus Genome Into Music

NPR
Published May 1, 2020 at 12:45 PM CDT
When Umar Mohammad was assigned to create something he's passionate about, the 12 year old decided to combine his love of genetics with music. (Courtesy of Sameena Kouser)
When Umar Mohammad was assigned to create something he's passionate about, the 12 year old decided to combine his love of genetics with music. (Courtesy of Sameena Kouser)

Umar Mohammad lives in Austin, Texas. When he was assigned by his teacher to create something he’s passionate about, the 12-year-old decided to combine his love of genetics with music. He examined the genome of the coronavirus and made music out of it.

KUT’s Joy Diaz (@KUTjoydiaz) reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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