Have you noticed a variability decrease with automation?
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Generally, yes. If protocols are correctly written and validated you should see a decrease in variation within replicates of an assay. If a liquid handling is poorly written or not properly validated, the opposite could just as easily be true. Nothing can generate poor data as well as a poorly written liquid handling protocol.
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