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There were plenty of articles claiming similar for her dogshit. Where's the peer reviewed studies?
You think news headlines are concerned with inconvenient shit like evidence?
Of course not. Just pointing out that it's probably bullshit just like previous similar claims. The exact thing its making fun of.
I mean, they really should be. Imagine how much better everything were if news outlets could be hold responsible for spreading lies.
I recently watched an educational video for young students where they said something like "Journalists are usually sources you can trust because if a journalist lies they will lose credibility and their job," and I don't think we're living in the same reality. Just because a particular news source doesn't publish blatant falsehoods doesn't mean they don't lie by omission or use manipulative wording, and that's not even getting into the ones that make money expressly off lying. I think maybe they don't want to teach people to question state propaganda.
The article doesn't seem to be selling any particular technology, but rather sharing information on the fact that the research is currently in progress.
https://archive.ph/Yv7GN
The concept of identifying risk factors via blood sample has always been a good one. I'm not a scientist or medical professional, so I just assume the reason we're not sequencing everyone's genome is that it's not currently a good use of medical resources. I can't recall the name of this woman or her product, but my recollection is that she was claiming something currently impossible, not theoretically impossible.
Her thing was supposed to work basically instantly, in a small box without a lab. This doesnt say anything about how that blood sample is actually tested.
Came in here for this.
Being able to do this at all is challenging, but building something the size of a bread machine that can be operated by anyone and maintains sterility on its own is something else.
They don't name the exact study but this research is related: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52310-9
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/20/pinprick-blood-test-could-detect-disease-10-years-before-symptoms-appear-study
I think the study they reference is the UK Biobank itself, which is ongoing.
More info: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4380465/