Why didn’t Theranos work? (and could it have ever worked?)

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I’ve heard of PCR before (polymerase chain reaction) where more copies of a DNA sample can be rapidly made. If the problem was that the quantity of blood that Theranos uses is too small, why wasn’t PCR used/ (if it was) why didn’t it work?

Also if I’m completely misunderstanding PCR, if someone could for that too, I’d appreciate it, thank you!

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They never had the technology they claimed. On the other hand, I have it. Here is a video on it: Video: [https://youtu.be/hkVTsvJKTNE](https://youtu.be/hkVTsvJKTNE). I need to connect to either Elan Musk or Jeff Bezos as they will need this technology to go to Mars.

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I’ve heard of PCR before (polymerase chain reaction) where more copies of a DNA sample can be rapidly made. If the problem was that the quantity of blood that Theranos uses is too small, why wasn’t PCR used/ (if it was) why didn’t it work?

Also if I’m completely misunderstanding PCR, if someone could for that too, I’d appreciate it, thank you!

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Anonymous 0 Comments

They never had the technology they claimed. On the other hand, I have it. Here is a video on it: Video: [https://youtu.be/hkVTsvJKTNE](https://youtu.be/hkVTsvJKTNE). I need to connect to either Elan Musk or Jeff Bezos as they will need this technology to go to Mars.

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