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Neko Body Scan, futuristic brainchild of Spotify co-founder Daniel Elk, is hoped
to revolutionise healthcare
In the 2016 movie Passengers, the crew of a spacecraft bound for a distant
planet had access to a scanning chamber known as Autodoc that could instantly
diagnose their medical problems and even predict the time of their death.
I’m reminded of this, and countless other sci-fi plots, as I strip off my robe
and step semi-naked into the gleaming capsule of the Neko Body Scan. Like
Autodoc, it promises to conduct a comprehensive examination of my health –
inside and out – within minutes, and, while unable to estimate the timing of my
demise (yet), it can identify whether I’m at imminent or future risk of
developing some of the biggest killers and causes of chronic ill health.
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