[BostonCard]

I thought this quote was a bit odd:

Gardner recounts meeting Holmes when she was a Stanford student pitching lofty medical technology ideas; she tried to tell Holmes that what she wanted to do was impossible, Gardner says, but the 19-year-old brushed her off.

I mean, I get that it is technically challenging, and "impossible" with the technology at the time, but I think "impossible" is a bit harsh.  There is nothing magical about 5-10 mL (the amount of blood collected in a standard lab tube); as my chemical engineering friend told me, there is a significant microfluidics challenge, but I don't think it's impossible based on the laws of physics.

BC

[BostonCard]

I thought this quote was a bit odd:

Gardner recounts meeting Holmes when she was a Stanford student pitching lofty medical technology ideas; she tried to tell Holmes that what she wanted to do was impossible, Gardner says, but the 19-year-old brushed her off.

I mean, I get that it is technically challenging, and "impossible" with the technology at the time, but I think "impossible" is a bit harsh.  There is nothing magical about 5-10 mL (the amount of blood collected in a standard lab tube); as my chemical engineering friend told me, there is a significant microfluidics challenge, but I don't think it's impossible based on the laws of physics.

BC