Everything we have published, newest first. Use the section links in the header to narrow by area, or the search box to look for a specific test, technique or term.
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HbA1c: What Three Months of Glucose Looks Like
HbA1c is described as a three-month average, but recent weeks count far more than older ones, and several common conditions distort it substantially.
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Reading a Lipid Panel Beyond Total Cholesterol
The number most people focus on is the least informative one on the panel, and the LDL value beside it is usually not measured at all…
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CRISPR Explained for People Who Are Not Molecular Biologists
CRISPR is often described as molecular scissors. That metaphor explains the cut but hides the part that actually determines what happens to the genome.
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PCR Versus qPCR: What Real-Time Detection Changes
The two techniques run almost identical chemistry. The difference is when you look at the reaction, and that single change is what makes one of them…
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What a Complete Blood Count Actually Measures
A complete blood count is three separate examinations printed on one page. Here is what each number counts and which ones carry the most information.
