The reproducibility crisis is a significant issue in the scientific community that has been gaining attention in recent years. According to a survey by Nature, 70% of researchers have attempted and failed to reproduce another scientist's experiments. This has serious…
Quality assurance in regards to liquid handling processes is a standard requirement. There is the simple expectation that liquid handling processes are both thorough and exacting in order to make sure that the data provided is of the necessary quality. …
Knowing when to introduce lab automation in your lab is not always that obvious. Many- a - lab have struggled with indecision and trying to figure out if automation is right for their lab at a given point in time.…
The financial cost of lab errors has been estimated at $180,000 per annum. Two-thirds of all medical decisions rely on lab testing. Subsequently, errors can cause delays in diagnosis and treatment as well as patients receiving incorrect treatments. Mitigating against…
Cross-contamination is routinely spoken about across labs and can be a massive headache waiting to happen. To start off, it’s important to define it. Simply put, cross-contamination is defined as an unintentional transfer of an unwanted impurity from one sample…