Secretive lab test ( 30 common laboratory tests within hours using just a few drops of blood ) startup Theranos has everyone talking but isn’t saying much

Since its September deal with Walgreens to offer rapid on-site lab services in some of its stores, Theranos and its 30-year-old founder have generated a lot of buzz around its potential to disrupt healthcare.

Those who have been following the company know that Theranos has been purposefully stealthy about what it’s doing. Last week, Wired published a pretty extensive interview with founder Elizabeth Holmes. But the comments on the story underscore one piece of the fascinating Theranos story that’s still missing — how it actually does what it says it does.

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by Deanna Pogorelc

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