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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I don’t want to say anything is “impossible” but if they were able to deliver what they promised it would have been worth like 4 different Nobel prizes for apparently making half of our processes for DNA analysis and stuff obsolete.
It would be like Steve Jobs introducing the iphone and casually throwing in there that it never needed to be recharged.
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!
In: 148
I don’t want to say anything is “impossible” but if they were able to deliver what they promised it would have been worth like 4 different Nobel prizes for apparently making half of our processes for DNA analysis and stuff obsolete.
It would be like Steve Jobs introducing the iphone and casually throwing in there that it never needed to be recharged.
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