#lab-requests 2025-05-11

coordinating this round

publish the raw

how long do you keep the retained half of the sample

dont send your only vial

we publish the raw report. summaries hide the thing you needed to see
PeptideMeter has been the fastest for us. Medutest has been the most detailed. those are not the same lab

including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process, still working it out

update on the earlier thing whats the failure rate on samples actually arriving

we do not help with wording beyond that and the mods are strict about it, ask me again in a month

who is coordinating this round

what happens if a submission gets lost in transit

coming back to this declare it as an analytical reference sample with a low value. that is what it is

roughly one sample in 4 rounds has gone missing in transit. budget for it emotionally

two labs on the same lot is a luxury but it is how we learned what inter-lab variance looks like

anyone want to co-fund a quantity test on a lot i already own
do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt

is it worth including a reference standard in the batch
including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process