YOUR BIOLOGICAL
SAMPLES
YOUR BIOLOGICAL
SAMPLES
NOBODY'S FAVORITE
Most of you tell us that you are not overly fond of providing the Study biological samples, like urine, blood or stool.
We get it. It’s personal, and the process isn’t pleasant.
But as you may already know, these samples tell us as much or more about you as your medical records and all the questions you answer.
They are like time capsules full of information about your genetics, your microbiome, and the effects of things you’ve been exposed to in your environment.
NOBODY'S FAVORITE
A CHILD mom demonstrates how to handle a stool sample
PRECIOUS CARGO
A note to the tooth fairy from a CHILD participant
PRECIOUS CARGO
For example, did you know that your teeth have growth rings like a tree, and each ring contains an age-specific record about your diet, health and exposure to metals?
Other samples, like blood and stool, contain even more information. That’s why we go to great lengths to collect and save these samples, so they are available when needed for resarch.
Teeth are easy to store, but special measures are needed to keep perishable samples good for scientific use even years after they are collected.
To show you how precious your samples are to us, we offer below a little more about what is done with them after you so generously share them…
Follow that vial
What happens to your sample after you leave it with us? Follow the path of a blood sample to find out.
Why that???
Stool and blood are the samples most of you least like to give. So why should you? Learn why these samples are so important…
