There's only so much product in a drop of blood. And then the volume issue, you know, it's kind of the limitations of the physical size of what you're working with. Sit is a blood agnostic companyand behind al a complete blood can't analyza that takes just drops of blod to provide pacoid. It sise results in mints. Do we see any other scientists trying to pick up where their notes failed?
A tech startup said it could start a medical revolution with a little machine and a drop of blood. It was a fraud, but research into smarter, less invasive blood testing is a reality.
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