Jacob Schindler battles Kudzu - CNN video shotJacob Schindler is not your typical American teenager.

He spends his days battling — and defeating — kudzu, an invasive plant native to Asia that has overrun millions of acres of land throughout the Southern United States.

His school science project led to the discovery that injecting helium at the root of the menacing vine effectively kills it.

(WATCH the video below, or read the story at CNN)

 

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