The one-metre-long remote-controlled chopper allows Dr Acevedo-Whitehouse's team to take a sample without the whales being disturbed.
Your doctor may want to take a sample of the pancreatic cyst fluid to determine if cancer cells are present.
OSIRIS-REx will visit an asteroid called 1999 RQ36, take a sample of at least 2.1 ounces and bring it back to Earth.
"The man in Canada has a diagnosed medical condition and we need the permission of those treating him to take a DNA sample - to do this we are seeking the assistance of the Canadian authorities, " said Det Supt Langley.
It shouldn't take long to get a sample, which will be sent to Michigan State University for analysis, CNN affiliate WXYZ reported.
They have a few sample movies up on their site, so take a look.
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But we are giving teachers - everybody who applies has to take a basic skills test and they also have to submit a writing sample.
We got to see the app in action, and walked away thoroughly impressed with both the speed of the app and the detailed models it produces -- but you don't have to take our word for it, see a sample spin and our hands-on video after the break.
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It can take up to four working days to test a single sample at a laboratory.
Regrettably, the Japanese DSLR dominator had pretty early firmware on board and refused to let us take any sample pictures or video, but we were able to compile a few impressions anyhow.
Take a tour to learn about the different parts of the milling process, then sample the baked delights in the onsite cafe.
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