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43. he won a ton of awards at the Intel competition

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 05:42 PM

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But sometimes his lack of training yielded elegant solutions. For his test strips, he decided to use simple filter paper, which is absorbent enough to soak up the necessary solution of carbon nanotubes and mesothelin antibodies, and inexpensive. To measure the electrical change in a sample, he bought a $50 ohmmeter at Home Depot. He and his dad built the Plexiglas testing apparatus used to hold the strips as he reads the current. He swiped a pair of his mom’s sewing needles to use as electrodes.

About 2:30 a.m. one December Sunday, Jane Andraka was jolted from her parking lot stupor by an ecstatic Jack. “He opens the door,” she remembers, “and you know how your kid has this giant smile, and that shine in their eye when something went right?” The test had detected mesothelin in artificial samples. A few weeks later, it pinpointed mesothelin in the blood of mice bearing human pancreatic tumors.

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Did This 15-Year-Old Kid Just Change the Course of Medicine? [View all] Celebration Jan 2013 OP

"What motivates me is that 100 people die every day from pancreatic cancer. And so ... Scuba Jan 2013 #1

Wow! What a brilliant kid! sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #2

As Joe would say Old Codger Jan 2013 #3

Nobel Prize Material nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #4

If this works Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #5

Amen to that ColumbusLib Jan 2013 #60

For it to work with pancreatic cancer, you have to take the test when you show no symptoms. tclambert Jan 2013 #6

If you have a history of cancer ajk2821 Jan 2013 #10

You have missed the point. AllyCat Jan 2013 #11

My Dad died of pancreatic cancer last year and my Uncle had it before him. Dawgs Jan 2013 #34

if it's inexpensive enough Duppers Jan 2013 #42

At 3 cents a strip, that's cheap enough to buy on a whim. DeSwiss Jan 2013 #50

The only way to market it is through multiple strips Warpy Jan 2013 #51

I wasn't responding to the issues of marketing, costs, shipping..... DeSwiss Jan 2013 #55

BRAVO, young man! nt brush Jan 2013 #7

And the children shall lead... calimary Jan 2013 #73

Just think of those greedy bastards scheming how to take this away from him Flying Squirrel Jan 2013 #8

The bittersweet aspect of this whole thing is that you are probably right. AllyCat Jan 2013 #9

Everyone knows the solution to this problem....NATIONALIZED HEALTH CARE.... Moostache Jan 2013 #36

Additionally, they only go for "treatments," not cures! Dustlawyer Jan 2013 #45

Yup. AllyCat Jan 2013 #59

I'm willing to bet the insurance industry will welcome this. MicaelS Jan 2013 #23

what I was just thinking reading through justabob Jan 2013 #27

That's so true...plus, they may just try to keep it off the shelves altogether. loudsue Jan 2013 #28

Lab Corp has been charged with illegal kickbacks to drs dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #35

Those responsible for the fraud should be in prison for life - General Population. (n/t) Moostache Jan 2013 #37

Holy cow, how awesome is this kid......holy crap. a kennedy Jan 2013 #12

Sure. snort Jan 2013 #13

Which is why chervilant Jan 2013 #65

Ditto on the veggies. snort Jan 2013 #69

I find it ironic chervilant Jan 2013 #71

Strange, isn't it? snort Jan 2013 #72

As an over the counter item... Bay Boy Jan 2013 #14

The medical industry would take this three cent product, patent it, charge $1,200 a piece. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #15

There is a treatment for my "small fiber sensory neuropathy," but it but you need 4 treatments in Dustlawyer Jan 2013 #46

You might could read here.... 2on2u Jan 2013 #52

Thanks, I have not seen this site before! Dustlawyer Jan 2013 #68

They are talking about Lipoic Acid there, you can search for a doc familiar with its uses if 2on2u Jan 2013 #74

A lifesaver. ChazInAz Jan 2013 #16

I'm so sorry for your loss, Chaz. loudsue Jan 2013 #29

I fear the Medical-Industrial complex will quash this, but I hope he succeeds. joanbarnes Jan 2013 #17

They already have with HIV "Orasure" 5 minute tests. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #21

Thank you Jack Smilo Jan 2013 #18

My younger brother went from healthy to dead in 7 months because of pan-can. If this FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #19

We already have 5 minute HIV tests, but OTC sale is prohibited. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #20

Because stupid people keep voting for republicans, and they appoint assholes to the bench loudsue Jan 2013 #30

Isn't OraQuick an OTC test? progressoid Jan 2013 #33

Yes! I'll be, they finally got it on the market (in the US), shockingly it's $40 !!!!! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #54

LabCorp and QuestDiagnostics annabanana Jan 2013 #22

K&R SunSeeker Jan 2013 #24

The Accuracy Of The Tests Will Determine DallasNE Jan 2013 #25

Exactly skepticscott Jan 2013 #38

Young Jack Andraka.... ReRe Jan 2013 #26

Not a single detail of how the test actually works. eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #31

The article tells people skepticscott Jan 2013 #39

If you are curious Celebration Jan 2013 #40

What i like about this kid donco Jan 2013 #32

The idea of a simple, low cost test is not novel or especially bright BlueStreak Jan 2013 #41

he won a ton of awards at the Intel competition Celebration Jan 2013 #43

Thank you for that reference, but something doesn't seem right here BlueStreak Jan 2013 #44

tests have to go through an approval process Celebration Jan 2013 #49

Yes, of course before it is brought to market. But what we have here BlueStreak Jan 2013 #56

You don't win the Intel grand prize with hype Celebration Jan 2013 #62

Has the thing successfullly identified the marker in any tests? BlueStreak Jan 2013 #70

yes they did mention the marker in some of the articles Celebration Jan 2013 #75

AFAIK, none of the articles said that this kid's science project BlueStreak Jan 2013 #76

LOL Celebration Jan 2013 #77

I'm not talking a complete FDA test. I'm talking about a single demonstration BlueStreak Jan 2013 #78

Do you know how to use Google? Celebration Feb 2013 #79

Thanks. That looks a lot more sensible BlueStreak Feb 2013 #80

remember dr jonas salk riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #47

OMG, I really hope Big Money doesn't assign him an "unfortunate accident." valerief Jan 2013 #48

Mesothelin is a tumor marker elias7 Jan 2013 #53

I remember when this first became news in late August mchill Jan 2013 #57

I teach High School. WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2013 #58

Insurance lobby wll bury this. Thor_MN Jan 2013 #61

K&R Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #63

"You'll be the doctor."??? tomp Jan 2013 #64

Yeah, but how well does he do on standardized tests? deutsey Jan 2013 #66

I hate stories like this Orrex Jan 2013 #67

Yet another example of our youth's brilliance Carepilot Jul 2013 #81

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