what compound should we prioritise for the next round
#lab-requests 2025-10-16
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- salt_bridge — what happens if a submission gets lost in transit 22:34
- salt_bridge — do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt 22:38
- thank_you_year_on — whats the failure rate on samples actually arriving 23:04
- tam_logs — is it worth including a reference standard in the batch 23:18
- LC_MS_Lena — update on the earlier thing powder if you can. reconstituted travels worse and adds a variable we cannot control 23:26
submissions go out blinded. the lab gets a code, not a supplier name. that removes one variable, it is not distrust
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who is coordinating this round
i keep half the sample back so there is something to send if the first one goes missing
roughly one sample in 4 rounds has gone missing in transit. budget for it emotionally
the split works from about 9 people. below that everyone pays more than the test is worth
what happens if a submission gets lost in transit
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right so Janoshik has been the fastest for us. Janoshik has been the most detailed. those are not the same lab
do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt
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coordinating this round
fridge-temps.csv
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thats the turnaround
medutest-report-b-0329.pdf
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count me in
send a capped syringe with enough for a rerun. the minimum is never enough if they need to repeat it
do you want the vial reconstituted or as powder
chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup
do we publish the raw report or a summary
a pooled result tells you about the pool. it does not tell you about your vial
keep half back
how do we stop the pool telling us about the pool instead of my vial
[edited]coming back to this if you want to know about your vial, you have to submit your vial. that is the whole answer
turnaround has been between 22 days and twice that depending on the queue
we do not help with wording beyond that and the mods are strict about it
do i send a syringe or the whole vial
whats the current turnaround, last one took 10 days
label the syringe
whats the failure rate on samples actually arriving
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chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup
follow up anyone want to co-fund a quantity test on a lot i already own
coming back after 7 months, is the submission process the same
quantity is the test worth paying for. purity is usually fine and fill usually is not
is it worth including a reference standard in the batch
coming back to this how many people do we need before the split is worth it
whats the split
send powder
[edited]the queue is posted and updated. if your code is not on it, it did not arrive
we publish the raw report. summaries hide the thing you needed to see
update on the earlier thing powder if you can. reconstituted travels worse and adds a variable we cannot control
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dont send your only vial
publish the raw
blinded obviously
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how are we splitting the cost this time
add a standard
including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process, take that with a pinch of salt
queue is posted
add a standard