Therinos Blood Testing Firm - What Was She Being Charged With?

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Therinos blood testing firm formally dissolving. Most of the company's employees worked their last day on friday. In 20 15, this expose about thernos comes out. There's a lot of doubt cast on the company. And eventually we get to last september when the trial of elizabeth holmes begins. After almost four years of delays, the most anticipated white collar trial in years is finally getting under way.

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.

Today’s show was produced by Will Reid and Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Haleema Shah.

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