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8. This is fantastic! Here's how it works.

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:29 PM

Dec 2012

http://apps.societyforscience.org/intelisef2012/project.cfm?PID=ME028&CFID=28485&CFTOKEN=10931553

It's just a little piece of paper coated with a solution that detects for an overexpression of mesothelin consistent with pancreatic cancer.

I'm fukking impressed!

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"Just Jack" a kid that will probably save millions of lives [View all] Are_grits_groceries Dec 2012 OP

My friend has survived pancreatic cancer honeylady Dec 2012 #1

I know of a man in Tampa, FL Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #3

WOW.... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #2

Agreed, it make no freaking since for a ten year wait it's not a drug Heather MC Dec 2012 #9

We really need to start movement on this... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #20

Such a neat story. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #4

he was working in the right lab NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #15

K&R Whovian Dec 2012 #5

Too cool. progressoid Dec 2012 #6

Thanks for that. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #7

His smile was a joy to behold. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #14

This is fantastic! Here's how it works. ananda Dec 2012 #8

Jack SamKnause Dec 2012 #10

I love you Jack! colorado_ufo Dec 2012 #11

AWESOME!! Playinghardball Dec 2012 #13

What a great story - am passing it on rurallib Dec 2012 #17

My father lasted less than six months in 1995 with pancreatic cancer. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #18

K & R nt Bigmack Dec 2012 #19

Hey, how did you post a Vimeo video? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #22

Public high school. upper middle class district. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #23

Is there a valid explanation behind this ten years bit? Seriously. RedCappedBandit Dec 2012 #24