Your smartphone could help power future cancer cures

In the field of potentially life-saving cancer research, data is more than just a buzzy term deployed by marketers — it’s a fundamental part of the search for answers.

Computing power, says Dr Warren Kaplan, the Chief of Informatics at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, is quickly emerging as a precious resource in the quest to solve cancer and other complex diseases.

DreamLab, a mobile app and initiative dreamed up by The Vodafone Foundation Australia, is just one example of how data can make a difference. Instead of fundraising in the most literal sense, the app collects a different type of donation: your data. Read more...