.....and what's new upon the BBC site, dazzlenation?....hmmm....the following story reminds me of the holliday mob....who had pretty much, done the same thing....convinced 'the royal society' that they could find 'the elixir of life' to then have so much money thrown at them....suffice to say, they didn't find etc etc....anyway, the 'rationale' behind it all, had been that if they had that much money....to be able to afford all of that research...that somehow they would 'make it' happen....untrue....go figure:

Theranos scandal: Who is Elizabeth Holmes and why is she on trial? - BBC News

Bad blood: The rise and fall of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes - BBC News