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Re:New study casts doubt on some fingerprick blood tests by Plough_Jogger on Friday November 27, 2015 @03:03PM (#10638651)
Additionally important is the fact that the minimum required volume varies based on the feature that is being measured. This seems incongruent with Theranos' focus on a few standardized sample containers.
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Re:New study casts doubt on some fingerprick blood tests by IanCal on Friday November 27, 2015 @03:33PM (#10638731)
That depends on the sizes. The article says

> Only when the authors tested upwards of five drops combined (60 to 100 microliters) were they able to get accurate results.

That still sounds pretty low volume to me.

I can't read the actual article, so I can't comment in much more detail (also, I'm not a biologist).

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