Contact: Chad Boutin
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301-975-4261
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Caption: Pneumococcus colonies (as seen here) ordinarily must be counted manually to determine whether pneumonia vaccine is effective on a patient. The NICE software from NIST automates the process.
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