{"id":13170,"date":"2020-02-05T19:23:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/?p=13170"},"modified":"2020-02-05T19:23:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:23:24","slug":"developing-a-new-national-database-validation-standardization-and-quality-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/developing-a-new-national-database-validation-standardization-and-quality-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a New National Database: Validation, Standardization and Quality Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippines\u2019 legislature continues to push forward on establishment of a Philippine DNA Database Analysis System. 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