#lab-requests 2026-04-24

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reship_rita — genuine question quantity is the test worth paying for. purity is usually fine and fill usually is not 04:37
reship_rita — the queue is posted and updated. if your code is not on it, it did not arrive 05:42
eighteen_months — genuine question declare it as an analytical reference sample with a low value. that is what it is 05:43
reship_rita — if you want to know about your vial, you have to submit your vial. that is the whole answer, n of 1 obviously 06:30
lisbon_lot — for the archive how many people do we need before the split is worth it 08:28

label the syringe

dont send your only vial

send powder

genuine question quantity is the test worth paying for. purity is usually fine and fill usually is not

how long do you keep the retained half of the sample

the queue is posted and updated. if your code is not on it, it did not arrive

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genuine question declare it as an analytical reference sample with a low value. that is what it is

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chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup

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in for one

is there a preferred lab for quantity specifically

do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt

is there a submission going out this month and can i get in on it

if you want to know about your vial, you have to submit your vial. that is the whole answer, n of 1 obviously

is it worth including a reference standard in the batch

*Medutest not the other one

add a standard

do you want the vial reconstituted or as powder

for the archive how many people do we need before the split is worth it

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

turnaround has been between 13 days and twice that depending on the queue

genuine question roughly one sample in 7 rounds has gone missing in transit. budget for it emotionally

what happens if a submission gets lost in transit