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lab

[lab] / læb /
NOUN
laboratory
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NOUN
testing ground
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But they're still popular: peptides are available online from chemical suppliers "for lab use."

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

"We were very excited to see that GHP-88310 given by mouth completely prevented airborne transmission in our ferret model of measles," said first author Carolin Lieber, a senior postdoctoral fellow in the Plemper lab.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Kniel said her lab has tested the effects of rinsing cyclospora off produce, and found that it removes some eggs, but not all of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Food and Drug Administration stated, “To clarify, this false positive lab sample does not change the basis for FDA’s ongoing outbreak investigation or the overwhelming epidemiological data supporting the current voluntary recall by Taylor Farms.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“This’ll probably get Coal into the lab, but there’s still the problem of security on the ground floor,” Mari continued.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Advocates of reclassifying these peptides argue that people are already using these products, sometimes ordering them from labs in China.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

He set up a committee that drew from the country’s best companies and labs to form specialized teams and directed them to master the different elements of the chip supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

They were the first AI labs to announce their scores, but others from around the world may follow suit in the coming days.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

A UK government spokesperson said the country's AI Security Institute was studying how the AI system behaved in the incident and that it was continuing to work with OpenAI and other labs to strengthen safeguards.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

As Soviet soldiers ransacked German labs, they realized two things.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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