Her thing was supposed to work basically instantly, in a small box without a lab.
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halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
There were plenty of articles claiming similar for her dogshit. Where’s the peer reviewed studies?
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 hours ago
ch00f@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
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.
stray@pawb.social 8 hours ago
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.
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.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 10 hours ago
They don’t name the exact study but this research is related: www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52310-9
stray@pawb.social 8 hours ago
I think the study they reference is the UK Biobank itself, which is ongoing.
cRazi_man@europe.pub 10 hours ago
You think news headlines are concerned with shit like evidence?
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Of course not. Just pointing out that it’s probably bullshit just like previous similar claims. The exact thing its making fun of.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 8 hours ago
I mean, they really should be. Imagine how much better everything were if news outlets could be hold responsible for spreading lies.
stray@pawb.social 7 hours ago
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.