Two segments of rail in the area of the fracture also had been removed and are being sent to a laboratory for analysis, he said.

CNN: 9 still hospitalized after Connecticut train collision

Ford's prototype will increase the aluminum content by 256% over previous models, according to a report conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Center for Transportation Analysis.

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"Only a full analysis performed at an accredited laboratory can determine the presence of a biological agent such as ricin, " according to the bureau.

CNN: Ricin scare rattles Washington

There is central co-ordination and analysis of epidemiological statistics linked with laboratory and outcome data.

BBC: Condoms

Some of the initial chemical analysis would be done in a mobile field laboratory during the investigation.

BBC: How to investigate chemical weapons allegations

Glenn Orton, a researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, who has led the analysis of the merged storm, admits that Jupiter's weather is still only dimly understood.

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This connected classroom now has access through internships to a global laboratory, with diverse settings for testing and experimentation, and for exposing academic models and textbook analysis to the informed and immediate critique of current practitioners.

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