Best Inventions of 2007

From the phone that has changed phones forever, to futuristic cars, to a building made of water, to a remote-controlled dragonfly — a dazzling display of ingenuity

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Cancer's Crystal Ball

Mamma Print Inventors Inventions Best of the Rest 2007

For anyone who has battled breast cancer, the threat of recurring tumors is one that no treatment can completely eliminate—yet. But with Mamma-Print, a genetic test of a tumor's DNA, patients and doctors can get a better handle on how likely it is that the cancer will spread. The 70-gene screen, developed by Amsterdam-based Agendia, is the first test approved by the FDA that measures the activity of genes at work.
Available Approved in February
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