i keep half the sample back so there is something to send if the first one goes missing
#lab-requests 2025-04-12
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Highlights from this day
- apob_over_ldl — is there a submission going out this month and can i get in on it 10:00
- apob_over_ldl — what compound should we prioritise for the next round 11:18
- sharps_bin_sid — including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process 12:35
- apob_over_ldl — what happens if a submission gets lost in transit 13:41
- batch_bandit — a pooled result tells you about the pool. it does not tell you about your vial 13:56
i would rather fund one careful quantity test than three purity tests
update from 9 months ago: the blinding process is unchanged and it has held up fine
two labs on the same lot is a luxury but it is how we learned what inter-lab variance looks like
is there a submission going out this month and can i get in on it
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we do not help with wording beyond that and the mods are strict about it
what compound should we prioritise for the next round
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unrelated but anyone want to co-fund a quantity test on a lot i already own
right so chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup, from memory
i coordinate the round, collect the codes, and post every result including the dull ones
blinded obviously
how are we splitting the cost this time
PeptideMeter has been the fastest for us. Medutest has been the most detailed. those are not the same lab
who is coordinating this round
lot-log.csv
269 rows · not retained in the public archive
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whats the failure rate on samples actually arriving
we have never had a lab mix up a sample. we have had members mix up their own labelling twice
including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process
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add a standard
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ok so do i send a syringe or the whole vial
send a capped syringe with enough for a rerun. the minimum is never enough if they need to repeat it, we shall see
do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt
what happens if a submission gets lost in transit
code compound submitted status
R-01 semaglutide 2026-02-14 reported
R-02 tirzepatide 2026-02-14 reported
R-03 retatrutide 2026-02-16 in queue
R-04 reference std 2026-02-16 reportedunrelated but the queue is posted and updated. if your code is not on it, it did not arrive
sorry to jump in powder if you can. reconstituted travels worse and adds a variable we cannot control
submissions go out blinded. the lab gets a code, not a supplier name. that removes one variable, it is not distrust
a pooled result tells you about the pool. it does not tell you about your vial
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