BioTechniques

Fecal sample collection for clinical microbiome research

Daniel McDonald and Jack Gilbert (both University of California, San Diego; CA, USA) discuss the challenges faced during fecal sample collection and highlight important factors to consider when ...
Pharmabiz

NABL issues Guidance document for medical labs to ensure quality of test samples at collection centres

NABL issues Guidance document for medical labs to ensure quality of test samples at collection centres: Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Saturday, November 22, 2025, 08:00 Hrs [IST] The N ...
EurekAlert!

Standard developed for collection of suspicious powders

GAITHERSBURG, MD, August 7, 2006 – Federal, state, and local agencies have reached consensus on the first validated national standard for collecting, packaging, and transporting samples of visible ...
News Medical

Self-collected samples on par with gold standard for detection of SARS-CoV-2

The gold standard for detecting the presence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay that is conducted ...
Science Daily

Standard Developed For Collection Of Suspicious Powders

Federal, state and local agencies have reached consensus on the first validated national standard for collecting, packaging and transporting samples of visible powders that are suspected of being ...