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Noun
In May, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda declared outbreaks after lab tests detected the spread of Bundibugyo virus, which causes a type of Ebola disease.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
6 July 2026 Work published in 2025 out of the University of Washington and the University of the Basque Country showed these cells can be steered in the lab into becoming nerve cells, heart muscle, and bone.—
Allison Palmer
july 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2026
Noun
On the institute’s two outdoor patios and throughout its labs and classrooms, kids and parents gathered around interactive stations featuring robotics demonstrations, silk-screen printing, 3D modeling and reptiles.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025 Snails are often slow to breed in the lab, but golden apple snails are an invasive species and thrive in that environment, per co-author Alice Accorsi, a molecular biologist at the University of California, Davis.—ArsTechnica,
31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lab