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Yes.

Example: "A scientific experiment performed by a high school student, later published in The Journal of Medical Toxicology, suggested that a domestic electric iron at its hottest setting (at least 400 °F (204 °C)) used for at least 5 minutes should destroy all anthrax spores in a common postal envelope". - From wikipedia. Source contained within the article.

Now did this student probably have help with a formal publication? Most likely. But the answer to your question is yes.