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Is peer review needed for them to go to market? Or is the real issue the shoddiness of their results? I'm amazed that they (or the people who contracted them)

• chmaynard 11y ago
  Just to clarify, the testing device they claim to have invented is proprietary and they have every right to protect their IP. By calling out the lack of peer review, I'm referring to the science behind the use of fingerstick sampling. When you extract blood from a vein with a sterile needle, the blood is uncontaminated. When you stab someone’s finger with a blade or sharp pin, presumably you have lacerated hundreds or thousands of capillaries. The blood that emerges is contaminated by tissues inside the finger and by oils and bacteria on the surface of the finger. It’s possible to do simple tests like iron level with this blood and get accurate results. More complicated tests are another matter, and require scientific investigation.