assay
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Using an untargeted metabolomics assay, the scientists measured approximately 1,495 small molecules in blood serum.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Dash, whose team includes former software engineers from Moderna, automates common laboratory tests such as Elisa, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, which is used for tasks such as evaluating a drug’s safety and efficacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2025
We set up an inhibition assay in test tubes.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
The UF team plans to explore the tool's potential further, by expanding the assay to include additional invasive species and applications for monitoring ecological restoration outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
By the mast pond, where the great spars of ships lay refracted, we saw a little girl with a bucket, a vain and minute assay at extinguishing the flames.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Mr. Currey asks an important question about Genet, but assays no answer: “Was it prison that enabled his writing, or was it the act of theft that he practiced so assiduously during all those years?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Typically Elisa assays are built from scratch for a specific application.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2025
As health officials turn increasingly toward wastewater testing as a means of tracking the spread of H5N1 bird flu among U.S. dairy herds, some researchers are raising questions about the effectiveness of the sewage assays.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
In all, the teams performed nearly 10,000 assays to make about 15 million measurements on blood and 18 solid tissues.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024
If such a haplogroup turned up in Pena’s assays, it could write a new chapter in the early history of Native Americans.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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On the other hand, transformation is often assayed by incorporating an antibiotic-resistance gene in the plasmid to be transferred into the host organism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It put him at the head of a trio that assayed the compositions of Steve Swallow, a bassist/composer and Scofield’s mentor.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
That was followed by another sweaty hour in which Hinterhäuser assayed all six of Ustvolskaya’s piano sonatas, written between 1947 and 1988, with no break between them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2018
By using the best of four reaction conditions, 187 additional products were produced and assayed that bound to CHK1; the colour of the dots reflects the affinity ranking of the compounds.
From Nature ● Apr. 22, 2018
Again I assayed a response; this time, there was a low growl, a hideous, rasping gargle in the throat.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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"The refined bullion is analysed to the highest levels of accuracy, on various methods of gold assaying," says James Jose, managing director at CGR.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
Word reaches us that Mr. Ben Schwartz has accepted an engagement at the Paramount Studios of Hollywood, California, where he will be assaying the role of Sonic the Hedgehog.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2018
But Cult is assaying the livest of stories.
From Time ● Sep. 5, 2017
Now admittedly, assaying a defense of Mr. Weiner on this point is akin to being a Legal Aid lawywer on the night shift at Bronx Criminal Court.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2011
A deal of uncertainty must prevail in what you may call assaying any human being's feelings.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
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