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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone else find a finger prick worst than a well placed IV? Just my opinion. I hate when they have to squeeze your finger tip! [/quote]

Non-idea poster here, its not really about the finger prick in my view.  You could do an IV and take a fraction of the amount and do all kinds of testing.  That would be the beauty of such a technology.  How you get the blood could vary, its the quantity that's a game changer.[/quote]

I don’t get this, really. As long as I’m getting poked with a needle I don’t really care if a few drops or a few vials are taken. It’s the needle going in that is painful.

The only game changing aspect I saw to this theoretical device was the portability. Being able to use it in remote places, or frequently at home if you have some special need. [/quote]

Yeah, I see your point, but you are looking at it from the consumer vantage point.  [b]The problem with diagnostic testing is that the blood has some much stuff on it, protein, fat, etc that interferes with any test you would like to run that large amounts are needed to increase sensitivity for just one DIAGNOSTIC test not a screen.  People spends years developing ONE assay.[/b] So to have a company come out and say with a drop you can do dozens of tests, is something that immediately attracted my attention because it is something I was working on at the time every day and it was challenging.

The comfort of getting a pin prick is really a side story.[/quote]

I listened to the podcast, and watched both the ABC and HBO docs. This is the first time I’ve heard anyone explain this.  Thank you! This is such a simple explanation of the challenge.  Why didn’t anyone make this point in the aforementioned stories?[/quote]

Part of the reason why is most reporters and even some scientists don't know this.  Many scientists are laser focused on one area and don't know  specifics about other areas.  If I work on cancer, I may no nothing at all about Diabetes or if I work as a molecular biologist I may no nothing about lab tests.[/quote]

ah, but that's because american education allows you to claim a major with about 20% of the classes you would need to pass at a real university. then, you get into a phd program and start publishing research in your first year. no wonder science is screwed up.[/quote]

American universities are real universities.[/quote]

they are a joke. most graduates wouldn't be able to pass an entrance exam at real schools.[/quote]

Somebody link to a thread about the huge imbalance between foreign students at American Universities and the crickets at the real ones. [/quote]

rich dumb foreigners want it easy.[/quote]

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