A Control for All Seasons
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...you are studying the effect of a new tau protein kinase inhibitor on slowing diseases progression in an...group of mice, the experimental group, with the new kinase inhibitor and a second group, the positive control...control group, with an alternative but well-studied kinase known to prevent tau hyperphosphorylation. You ...experimental protocol but does not receive either protein kinase inhibitor. Since the negative control group does...variability. If one were studying the effects of tau kinase inhibitors on mice, for example, it would be better...protocol and try to find a way to reduce, if not eliminate, the noise. This can be done either by modifying...labeling occurs (Burry 2011).
Complex experiments
Finally, additional controls may be required for more complex...