

He also examines the roots of Holmes' ambition and unravels the motivations behind her decision to deceive so many people. Through hundreds of interviews with former Theranos employees, lab technicians, medical experts, investors, and lawyers, Carreyrou reveals how the company's promises to revolutionize the health care industry were made possible through a mix of unethical practices, a lack of oversight, and a culture of secrecy and deceit. However, the technology Holmes and her team had developed could not live up to the lofty claims she and her team made, and in 2018, Theranos was forced to shut down and Holmes was charged with fraud. Founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2003, Theranos promised to revolutionize health care with its invention of a revolutionary, miniaturized blood testing machine. The book "Bad Blood" by John Carreyrou tells the story of the rise and fall of the now-defunct startup company Theranos.
