Big Data and the End of Painful, Invasive Medical Procedures
Big Data and the End of Painful, Invasive Medical Procedures
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
October 18, 20184m 37s
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Show Notes
You heard it here first, folks; Stephen Quake is coming for the colonoscopy. The scientist has made a career of replacing invasive, painful, and dangerous procedures with simple, cheap tests that can be performed almost anywhere. Just this year, a blood panel he developed to detect genetic birth defects has been taken by more than three million women, replacing the need for amniocentesis and giant, uterus-puncturing needles.
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