It began as an idea in the mind of a medical student at Duke University. Later in 1969 that idea became a reality. In that year, Dr. Jim Powell - - with Ernie Knesel as the laboratory manager and Powell's brothers, Ed and John, as coinvestors - - started a medical testing laboratory in Burlington, a small North Carolina town.As time passed, the company and its successors revolutionized medical treatment and assured millions of patients faster and...