Davos wowed by device that reads 'code of life' in hours
- Published: 30/01/2012 at 07:32 AM
- Online news: World
It was the talk of Davos, grabbing the imagination of a forum otherwise shrouded in gloom: a miracle machine that cracks the code of life within hours and could revolutionise healthcare.
Participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting talk at the Congress centre at the Swiss resort of Davos on January 26. It was the talk of Davos, grabbing the imagination of a forum otherwise shrouded in gloom: a miracle machine that cracks the code of life within hours and could revolutionise healthcare.
Patients will no longer have to wait weeks to know if they have cancer and their doctors will know immediately what kind of disease they have, allowing them to target therapies precisely and to avoid harmful delays or mistakes.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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