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This is a very narrow use case. Theranos was trying to be an all purpose replacement for blood sample. The problem with Theranos is that a pin prick sample is t
by rdlecler1 9y ago
This is a very narrow use case. Theranos was trying to be an all purpose replacement for blood sample. The problem with Theranos is that a pin prick sample is too small to account for the heterogeneity in blood for many use cases. Only a larger draw gives you a large enough sample. It should be fairly simple to determine how much heterogeneity is present for this use case. With Sequoia behind this I'd be pretty confident that they consulted the necessary experts.
- killjoywashere 9y agoCBC is not a narrow use case. The CBC encompasses a huge variety of issues. The hematology bench is one of the larger chunks of any lab, and hematopathology (the things that can go wrong) is the largest chunk of my library, by a wide margin.