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The pills shipped to Cherryville, about 40 miles northwest of Charlotte, contained a total of about 155 grams of fentanyl, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department lab tests.—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026 At the time of the acquisition, the speculation was that BioMed might want to redevelop a portion of the hotel given the high demand then for life science lab space.—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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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