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In July 2014, ERCC members initiated the ERCC 2.0 effort to develop an updated suite of RNA controls that will keep pace with advances in RNA measurement
Microfluidic technologies show promise as miniaturized, portable platforms for cell assays, but must be tested to establish confidence of within-device
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) established a Fatty
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) established a Food Nutrition and Safety Measurements Quality Assurance Program (FNSQAP) to support the
Gene therapy is rapidly growing field that utilizes viral and non-viral particles to deliver DNA or RNA to a patient’s target cells to treat intractable
Consortium hosted by NIST dedicated to authoritative characterization of benchmark human genomes. Sign up for General GIAB and Analysis Team email lists
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) established a Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program (HAMQAP), in part as a
To identify new biomarkers that may serve as disease indicators and to understand biologically relevant properties of the human gut microbiome, we need
Despite their promise to enable high-throughput science and discovery, microfluidic devices have not yet been broadly adopted. An important missing element in
The ability to deposit small amounts of material in a highly controllable and precise fashion is important for creating test materials for trace detection
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) populations are complex, dynamic and heterogeneous. Individual cells within a population are constantly changing, while
Without the capacity to verify food provenance, the health and well-being of consumers is at risk; moreover, food fraud creates a significant impact on the
The NIST Metabolomics Quality Assurance and Quality Control Materials (MetQual) Program has been created to demonstrate and improve the comparability of
The MANTA Program is an ongoing collaboration with laboratories to increase the comparability and reproducibility of their results using non-targeted analysis
Advances in methods, instrumentation and standards promote the development of measurement science capabilities in separation technology and physical-chemical
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are integrated devices with critical applications in sensing, timing, signal processing, and biomedical diagnostics, and
Liposomes are nanometer-sized spherical vesicles made of phospholipids similar to those found in cell membranes of living organisms. Traditional techniques to
The Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) was initiated in 1984 by the National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention and