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Designing and planning a laboratory

Nature volume 335, pages 569–570 (1988)Cite this article

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A laboratory's typical tasks, required instruments, number of staff, and the infrastructure of the building in which it is housed must all be considered in its planning and design.

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McKenney, S. Designing and planning a laboratory. Nature 335, 569–570 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/335569a0

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