After all, the word "data" is plural, so we need multiple specimens to really grasp the life and habits of a species".. Still, the Mongolian specimen is just one example of specimens that have eluded researchers and the public and thus remains inaccessible.
Sequencing multiple specimens to establish population-level statistics can help reduce those errors.
Complicating matters further is the fact that, as the field matures, researchers need to collect and analyze sequences from multiple specimens to prove that their results are not based on the idiosyncrasies of a single sample.
In order to ensure adequate geographical coverage, multiple specimens (at least two per site) from different geographical areas of target species were examined.
Especially when it is unfeasible to sample multiple specimens, multiple loci lead to more reliable results [ 22].
However, because the BinaxNOW has reasonable specificity, it might prove useful in clinical or epidemiologic situations in which test sensitivity is not critical, e.g., in facility outbreaks in which multiple specimens are collected to rapidly identify the causative organism.
Furthermore, by applying the clustering method to multiple specimens from both rat and monkey, we found that cholinergic clusters display remarkable cross-species preservation of cell density within clusters.
In addition, stool specimens may be difficult to obtain, multiple specimens are recommended, a skilled microscopist is required, and Taenia spp. tapeworms cannot be differentiated from each other on the basis of egg morphologic appearance.
Studying these calcified deposits using multiple techniques on multiple specimens is the only way to fully understand the mechanism of their formation, and might provide insight into therapeutic intervention for their prevention.
Accordingly, our isolates were predominantly isolated from NPA (57%) and stool (25%) specimens; however, some isolates were also recovered from other types of samples, including throat swabs, endotracheal secretions, CSF, and urine, highlighting the need to collect multiple specimens for optimal detection of these viruses.
As part of an IRB-approved, prospective, multicenter study intended to help determine the frequency of periimplant infections in patients thought to have experienced aseptic loosening [ 13], participating surgeons from six medical centers in The Netherlands were asked to obtain multiple specimens from each patient undergoing revision arthroplasty during the course of the study.
