[Entry posted at 29th September 2006 10:12 PM GMT]
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's new $500 million Janelia farm campus opens its doors officially next week. This week I toured the main building, which will house 26 labs, during a gathering of HHMI's international researchers.
The building is striking. It's shaped like a C and tucked into the side of a hill. The roof is covered with grass and serves as such a convincing meadow that several deer have trotted off the edge. Many of the walls are made of... Click to continue