IBM Microfluids Could Be New Tool in Fight Against Cancer

[Guest]

Cancer ranks right up there with "hunger" as one of humanity's oldest enemies. And, on top of building out 3D chips powered by electronic blood and other bits of science-fiction craziness, IBM researchers have developed new diagnostic tests to help spot c

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[fnh]

At first I was confused by whether the microfluidics technology was supposed to help in gathering biopsies from patients, but instead, in reality, the microfluidics was helping out in pathology through improvement in analysing biopsy samples.

 

[Grandmastersexsay]

It is a shame this will be part of the last medical advancements we will see in our lifetime. With Obama care destined to drive legislation that will turn the U.S. into a single payer system, there won't be any money to be made in the medical industry world wide. At least not enough to incentivise expensive projects like this. The U.S. is where the vast majority of advancement is being made, and the advancements made by European companies are targeting the U.S. market.

If you really don't think this is the direction the U.S. is going, just look at the doctors and hospitals that are going to participate in Obama care. Now imagine what doctors and hospitals will do when their only choice is to work with the government or not work in medicine at all. Medical schools will start dropping left and right from lack of enrolement. It is all very depressing to know of all the human inginuity that will be stifled by this government power grab.

 

[edogawa]

Grandmastersexsay, keep any political garbage out of here or any future articles as this isn't the place for it, thanks!

 

[irish_adam]

Grandmastersexsay are you saying that the US is the sole contributor to medical research worldwide? Because i find that insulting and only highlights your ignorance.

Also its not like IBM is funded by you medical insurance you know, at the end of the day if the product works and its not a complete rip off then it will sell. The same goes for any advances in the future.

 

[xroe]

Meanwhile apple released a slightly larger ipad mini; how is IBM not the most valuable tech company again? Honestly though its work like this that keeps IBM in my top list of companies that might save to world one day.

 

[SessouXFX]

Regardless of what you think of Grandmastersexsay, the foundation of his argument lies true. Health care in the US is going up, doctors are leaving, and advancements like this lose a large part of research without consistent US involvement, regardless of worldwide contributions....

 

[irish_adam]

Regardless of what you think of Grandmastersexsay, the foundation of his argument lies true. Health care in the US is going up, doctors are leaving, and advancements like this lose a large part of research without consistent US involvement, regardless of worldwide contributions....

Research is not funded by your insurance, it does not matter how your health care is funded. At the end of the day the research is paid for by how much they can sell the equipment that they make. I dont see how you changing your healthcare system affects that in any way. The world does not revolve around the US no matter how much some of you seem to think it does. You are just one country and the only thing that you spend on more than any other is your military. When it comes to healthcare and research other countries spend far more per capita that you

 

[Tanquen]

Has nothing to do with people having single payer but people having and paying for health care. If everyone is paying for it and using it there should be just as much and maybe more demand than when only some have it and everyone still uses it. Everyone must have car insurance so that must be un-American and all the insurance companies got out of automotive insurance, right? You need to look at why it costs so much. Companies don’t what to fix you they want you to keep buying pills and other management purchases. Look at antibiotics, used too much and without proper supervision so the drug companies make more money and now that has created antibiotic resistant bugs and then all of the drug companies have gotten out of the antibiotic market because it’s one and done and they could not figure out a way to keep you taking them. Most of the big money is spent on theft, people that don’t want to take care of themselves, (eat right and exercise) and in the last year or so of life. We could spend a third of what we do if people would just do the preventative stuff we know works.

 

[twztechman]

Grandmastersexsay has a good point. Whether folks like it or not, the incentive to make a profit are the driving force in many of our recent scientific advancements. With the government taking control a sector of the economy we will lose the incentive and creativity in this area of the economy. That's why we are seeing so many advancements worldwide in technology these days - free markets reward creativity and risk.

 

[Tanquen]

Grandmastersexsay has a good point. Whether folks like it or not, the incentive to make a profit are the driving force in many of our recent scientific advancements. With the government taking control a sector of the economy we will lose the incentive and creativity in this area of the economy. That's why we are seeing so many advancements worldwide in technology these days - free markets reward creativity and risk.

If you ignore lots of what is going on in health care, sure. There must be a balance. We need advancement but we don’t need 15 different boner pills. Companies lie, cheat and steal, it’s a fact. They get laws changed so there is less regulation and then you end up with 100s of people being injected with fungus that kills them or their on meds for the rest of the life because companies just can’t help themselves. It’s like my mom’s cancer treatments. $$$TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS$$$ a pop and guess what? The company that sells it is just so ok with that. What the patent on the last drug that worked better is up? Let push that new crappy one so we can get a new patent. What, work on a cure? That is madness, how can we make money on that? That is the garbage you’re getting for spending more than any other nation, a lower quality of life and a shorter lifespan. All along we pay more and more.

But your right, lets deregulate and get rid of schools, police and firefighter and taxes. If people want to know who killed who, they can pay and if they want them to go to jail they can pay and if they…

 

[IndignantSkeptic]

I don't really understand the point that is being made but Obama seems like one of the pro-science guys so I doubt he would do something that would help the anti-science movement.

 

[gofasterstripes]

What we need is open-source healthcare. Frack this system of hoarding things - just imagine, if two companies each have a different 80% of, for example, the cure for cancer and never find the missing parts because they aren't sharing their technology...
Anyway - in 25 years it's all be about maintaining the biological/mechanical parts - what are we going to do when virii spread not just from a pr0n site to your laptop, but also to your artificial eye and heart?

 

[popatim]

After reviewing Grandmasters post I cannot justify to myself in taking action on it. While its affects on the USA have yet to be realized, putting the 'States' situation as the only driving force in the world is the only valid critique of his post. He is allowed his beliefs and opinions, as all members are.

Please keep it civil. Thank you all.

 

[Duckhunt]

IBM did it right? that is why IBM is a 40 billion company after 30 years of being a 30 billion company Way to go IBM. Big FAIL.