Teen Cancer Researcher: 'Science Shouldn't Be a Luxury'

The 15-year-old who changed the way we diagnosed cancer is now a 16-year-old with a new mission.

Jack Andraka, who developed a better test for pancreatic cancer, wants to make knowledge a basic human right.

"Science shouldn't be a luxury, and knowledge shouldn't be a commodity," he said Monday at the 2013 Social Good Summit

Andraka said that during his research on pancreatic cancer, he paid thousands of dollars — or rather, his parents did — to access scientific articles. At about $35 an article, in-depth learning can become expensive.

"We're living in a knowledge aristocracy. We have a knowledge elite," he said, explaining that less than 1% of the world controls scientific, academic research. Read more...