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It sounds like we agree on the way forward, and I like your proposed points. So let's focus on that? The one thing I continue to disagree with is the...

Just finished reading the paper, and I really like it as well. I also have concerns about details, but this is a much better guideline than anything we are providing...

One question / suggestion: Are animals bred for research purposes (e.g. Syrian hamsters, B6 mice) in the scope of this ontology? That is one area we are very interested in,...

I like the use of data properties in this way too. I was worried reading the original approach how something like "BFON(material entity) rdfs:label 'has non-zero mass'" would interrelate with...

Thank you for raising this. It would be great to coordinate the creation of a 'device' class that fits the broader needs of ontologies within COB, 'observation devices' or whatever...

I think wash (or lavage) vs. aspirate has a lot of similarities, but there are also important differences, so we should not make them synonyms. Wash/lavage implies introducing a fluid...

Indeed! Similar to the maximum load specification for an elevator. Or 'use by dates' for food. Not settings. Not measurements. How about 'use specifications' as a parent class? On Tue,...

Thanks! Is it true that you only want specimens that still contain DNA? In that case we would keep the axiom that DNA molecules are contained in the specimen. You...

Thanks for the reply, that makes perfect sense. I suspect that we could get similar terms in the future, and it would be nice to have a set design pattern,...

Thanks Damion, the diagram is awesome! For the assay, we should add it to the assay template. If it isn't in there already, the template should specify that all 'evaluants'...