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Tracking Biological Samples in mLIMS: From Collection to Barcode

Published by Susan @ July 31, 2026, 4:57 pm
Every mouse colony generates valuable samples—tissue biopsies, blood, sperm, embryos, and tail snips—that must remain traceable to the animal they came from. Instead of relying on spreadsheets or handwritten labels, the Samples module in mLIMS links every sample directly to its source animal, providing a searchable, exportable system for sample management, bulk import, and barcode/QR code label printing. Here's how it works.