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Wired actually did a fairly good piece on this whole thing. The links within the article link to other Wired articles, but if you keep going back their source articles cite scientific findings, federal investigators and other credible sources.[1]

If the commentor whose comment you're posting to is anything like me, he's probably incredibly mad that such a largescale fraud has happened, but more importantly that someone who represented a new hope in the tech space (Elizabeth Holmes), turned out to be just as scummy as most VC/tech sterotypes.

Theranos had the potential to truly revolutionize blood testing. Not in a super-profitable-startup-tries-to-revolutionize-world kinda way, but in a Tesla success-at-any-cost or Genentech Innovate-or-die way. And Holmes was an unconventional, relate-able, underdog character leading the charge. A lot of us put our faith in her - she would have been one of the best success stories to pass on to our daughters to help inspire them to pursue opportunities in tech. But she abused the opportunity, and it's incredibly heartbreaking. Plus, all of the patients who had been put their faith in Theranos to protect them/their loved ones have been misguided for years now.

What Holmes did is despicable. And she's hiding behind lawyers and money to maintain the charade. It's infuriating.

[1] www.wired.com/2016/05/everything-need-know-theranos-saga-far/