Mobile labs offer faster response, expansion capabilities All types and sizes of labs can now go to the samples, rather than the other way around, to improve response times, flexibility, costs, and health safety concerns. Science comes alive in ground-breaking human genome research center The project: Univ. of Toronto, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research. Twelve-story human genomics research tower. 248,378 ft2. Scientific advances push lab design in new directions Four distinctive areas of advanced research—bioinformatics, nanotechnology, structural biology, and bioterrorism—are having significant impact on the planning and design of specialized facilities in university laboratories.