Space Odyssey

Universities explore the benefits of designing huge, open laboratories where scientists share territory instead of fighting over it

By LILA GUTERMAN

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Universities are starting to break down the walls that divide scientists -- literally. Over the past several years, dozens of new laboratory buildings have been constructed with large open spaces containing row upon row of...

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