Pacific Northwest National Laboratory breaks ground on an autonomous bioscience lab in Richland
The Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability is due to open in 2029 and will take applications from U.S. universities, companies and other labs.

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory broke ground in Richland on a lab that will give outside scientists free access to automated tools for studying bacteria, yeast and other microorganisms, GeekWire reported on Friday. PNNL leaders said the Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability will be one of the world's largest fully autonomous bioscience laboratories and the first to offer public access through a competitive application open to U.S. universities, companies and other national laboratories. It is scheduled to open in 2029.
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