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Bravo  Jerry!

Thanks for spelling that out.  Excellent.
 
QA/QC  or GLP should be in every curriculum for any engineer  and 
scientist.  If we at the Universities don't teach and follow it,  neither will our 
students.  Most private companies hiring chemists,  engineers, biologists, 
etc. often have to re-train new employees, because this  critical concept often 
wasn't taught at the University level.
 
A few years ago, I was talking to a graduate student who did get into the  
pesticide and bees research area, and whose work was getting  considerable 
attention by the beekeepers.  I asked if he/she was  following GLP - answer:  
My prof said not to worry about that.  I then  asked if he/she  knew what 
the QA/QC and GLP terms meant - he/she  hadn't a clue.
 
Trying to simplify, I asked if measuring temperature, how  did  he/she  
know that the reading was correct.  Brightening considerably,  he/she said they 
put the thermometer  in the lab incubator.   Asked how he/she knew  the 
incubator was accurate, he/she said they checked  it using the  thermometer!
 
There is nothing about academic research that says we get a free pass on  
quality.  Many academic scientists do  use  this  approach.  Unfortunately,  
many do not.  
 
Jerry
 
As per statistics, there are similar guidelines; let me talk to my in  
house  expert.  

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