Extreme Pipetting: An Issue of Mountainous Proportions Understanding Barometric Pressure’s Effect on Data Integrity (part 1)

by George Rodrigues, PhD
Volume 7, Issue 1 (Spring 2008)

One cold day in early winter, a group of scientists prepared to trek to the top of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. At an elevation of 6,288 feet, this mountain is known as the “home of the world’s worst weather.” Clocking the globe’s highest recorded surface wind speed of 231 miles per hour, an average year-round temperature that is below freezing, and 21 feet of snow per year, Mount Washington is no paradise. Despite these extremes, ARTEL scientists loaded their equipment and prepared for the three-hour journey to the summit…

Citation:
Rodrigues G. Extreme Pipetting: An Issue of Mountainous Proportions Understanding Barometric Pressure’s Effects on Data Integrity. BioProcess J, 2008; 7(1): 38-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.12665/J71.Rodrigues