Danish scientists succeed where Theranos fraudster failed

A number of researchers from two Danish universities have beaten convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes at her own game, as they’ve found a way to diagnose diseases using nothing more than a drop of blood.
Photo: Mikkel Hørlyck/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Mikkel Hørlyck/Ritzau Scanpix
by christian bundgaard, translated by daniel pedersen

Elizabeth Holmes said all it took was a few drops of blood to unveil various ailments of the body. She lied, and was convicted of fraud, but now someone else has taken her up her life’s work to show that perhaps it actually is possible.

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