Thursday, February 14, 2013

Forbes: Cancer, Innovation and a Boy Named Jack

Forbes has a nice interview at, "Cancer, Innovation and a Boy Named Jack":
Jack is a scientist and  innovator.  And his work on creating a simple test for the identification of pancreatic, lung and ovarian cancer is simply amazing.
Here are some of his facts:
  • His test is 168 times faster than what is currently available.
  • It’s 26,000 times less expensive.  That’s not a typo.
  • And it’s potentially almost 100% accurate.
Here’s what makes it even more astonishing:
  • Jack is 15 years old.
So, I just had to speak with Jack...