Lyme disease often goes undetected when it's most treatable. These teens are working to change...

For their project, students at Lambert focused on using CRISPR to target Lyme, a disease that affects nearly half a million Americans annually. The teens set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat it – something that's eluded adult scientists for decades. Current tests make it difficult to detect Lyme in the first two weeks, which is when it's easiest to treat.
Left untreated, Lyme can cause arthritis, nerve damage and heart problems.