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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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