I agree that good science often doesn&#x27;t get recognized because it happens to rub some established scientists the wrong way.<p>However, the issue with Theranos is the opposite: it <i>is</i> getting recognized, even though we don&#x27;t know whether it&#x27;s good science or not, because there isn&#x27;t any visibility into what they do and how they do it. The scientists you mention all published their work for the world to see; they didn&#x27;t hide behind &quot;trade secrets&quot;.<p><i>&gt; The belief that modern healthcare is nothing but the application of science is also romantic and misguided.</i><p>I agree with this too; but again I don&#x27;t see how it applies to Theranos, because they are explicitly claming that what they are doing <i>is</i> science. So they should be judged by scientific standards, even if the rest of the health care industry can&#x27;t live up to those standards.