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Re: A 384-well mathmatical puzzle.From: murban-piette@gilson.com CommentsLet me rephrase your question to put the emphasis on the sample: How do I tell where sample A came from? Phrased this way, it is representative of a more general problem: traceability. GLP, GMP, and ISO 9000 require companies to be able to trace the myriad sources of their products. I think that an algorithm would be a clever way to do your tracing. But it's contingent upon a fixed number-based system. Your numbers were 5 digits. What happens when you get more than 99,999 plates? Switch to letters. I think the algorithm, although elegant, is not practical. I think that the answer ultimately lies in good record-keeping. Perhaps you should ask this question of some LIMS vendors: How would they track these samples? I recommend assigning a new number to the composite plate, and letting the LIMS do the job of tracking the sample. The LIMS system might also give you the advantage of tracing the sample back further than the plates. Rather than saying that sample X originally came from laboratory 12345, you'd be able to use real English and say that it came from Dr. So-and-so's synthesis group on such-and-such a date as part of such-and-such a project. But don't let a practicality ruin your fun. I'd love to see the algorithm if you find one. BTW: what do you do now? [web_discuss/_private/disc3_aftr.htm] |
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