Show Notes
This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 151.
Song title: Same Blood, Same Truth
Original Base by Base episode: 151: EQA of ctDNA Molecular Tumor Profiling in the COIN Consortium
Article metadata:
Article title: External Quality Assessment on Molecular Tumor Profiling with Circulating Tumor DNA-Based Methodologies Routinely Used in Clinical Pathology within the COIN Consortium
Journal: Clinical Chemistry
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvae014
Reference: van der Leest P, Rozendal P, Hinrichs J, van Noesel CJM, Zwaenepoel K, Deiman B, Huijsmans CJJ, van Eijk R, Speel EJM, van Haastert RJ, Ligtenberg MJL, van Schaik RHN, Jansen MPH, Dubbink HJ, de Leng WW, Leers MPG, Tamminga M, van den Broek D, van Kempen LC, Schuuring E. External Quality Assessment on Molecular Tumor Profiling with Circulating Tumor DNA-Based Methodologies Routinely Used in Clinical Pathology within the COIN Consortium. Clinical Chemistry. 2024;70(5):759–767. doi:10.1093/clinchem/hvae014
Lyrics:
Verse 1
Late-night lab lights, a quiet hum in the air
A vial of plasma, hope hanging on a prayer
We chase a signal in a river running thin
If the steps don’t match, we can’t read what’s within
Pre-Chorus
Measure by measure, the smallest trace
One missed turn and it fades from the page
We need one language for what we see
So every result sets the right heart free
Chorus
Same blood, same truth—let it ring, let it rise
Line it up, lock it in, make it clear for the eyes
Don’t let the answer slip through the cracks we can’t see
When the workflow sings in harmony
Same blood, same truth—set the rhythm, set the proof
Verse 2
Different hands, different kits, different volumes in play
Yield goes up or it vanishes, drifting away
Some can spot the shadow, but can’t name the face
Actionable words lost in a blurry trace
Bridge
So call and respond, every bench, every run
From extraction to readout, we move as one
Broader panels, deeper light in the code
So the right mutation leads the road
Final Chorus
Same blood, same truth—let it ring, let it rise
Standard steps, steady hearts, under bright screen skies
No more missing what matters when the stakes are high
We’ll catch the signal, we’ll verify
Same blood, same truth—hallelujah to the proof
