assay
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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
They developed an assay that can be used to screen drugs to see if they restore protein mobility by comparing each drug's effect on a simple biomarker with surface cysteines to one without.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024
The new assay aligns with ongoing efforts by state and federal agencies, which have invested more than $10 million from 2004 to 2021 to manage the Burmese pythons alone.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024
Tom said seriously, “If the assay showed enough nickel and silver, wouldn’t it pay to mine it?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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