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
After measuring ethanol levels using an enzymatic assay, the team estimated daily alcohol intake for several nectar-feeding species based on their caloric needs.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 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
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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To measure how well the compounds could combat the virus, the team used plaque reduction assays.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
The analysts expect management to continue highlighting uptake of innovative instruments and assays in areas like pathology and immunoassay through the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 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
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
Tripp, as assayed by Paulson, has equal depth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
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
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
I assayed to throw up the Sash, that I might longer watch his Progress, who was the great Work of my Hands, but would not lift.
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
When Sterling-Duprey reappears onstage with her headlamp, she might be assaying the damage.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
But assaying information — weighing it, analyzing it, separating the gold from the pyrite — still depends on old-fashioned human judgment.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2021
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
This powder is sprinkled over any metalliferous ore which does not easily melt when we are assaying it, and it causes the slag to exude.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
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