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Swiping Out Cancer

Posted by michael on from the he's-dead-jim dept.

mhackarbie writes "Just read this article over on Wired about a cheap hand scanner which might be able to spot cancer tumors. It took only few seconds of reflection before I decided this could be the killer biotech app which is needed for the dot-bio boom everyone keeps predicting someday." We've mentioned this gizmo before.

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  1. Can you say... by craenor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tricorder? ...I knew you could.

  2. Erm by TCM · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it just me or does anyone else find using the words killer biotech app a bit.. unlucky? Keep that thing away from me!

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  3. Progress by Duds · · Score: 3, Funny

    We now advertise dupes directly in the story to save your inevitable searches!

    Another slashdot timesaver * teeth glint *

  4. Wouldn't it be great if... by mikeophile · · Score: 4, Funny
    this technology was incorporated into cell phones?

    A quick scan and you could rest assured that your phone wasn't giving you cancer.

    Until it does, that is.