DAILY MAIL - The real-life Dr Spock: Boy genius, 15, on the verge of creating 'Star Trek Tricorder' that can diagnose range of diseases with just a wave at the skin

Last year, then-15-year-old Jack Andraka became an international sensation by inventing a cheap and accurate pancreatic cancer sensor, so it was only logical for him to begin working on a universal disease scanner inspired by Stark Trek.