Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Growing up in Klang, Malaysia, Chee-Huat Linus Eng took a particular interest in the hows of life, beginning with an early curiosity about how vitamin C impacts skin cells. Now, after completing a doctorate in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, Eng is taking the field of spatial genomics by storm.

Eng is part of Scientific American’s inaugural class of Young American Scientists. Learn more about his work via the link in bio.

See the full list of honorees: sciam.com/youngscientists

Special thanks to the Exploratorium in San Francisco, where this interview was filmed.

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