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Published May 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

Lab


A scientist works Tuesday in an above-ground version of the laboratory to be opened 4,850 feet beneath the earth in Lead, S.D. The lab’s experiments will include the world’s most sensitive dark-matter detector. Scientists say that the Sanford Underground Research Facility — housed inside the now-shuttered Homestake Gold Mine — could help scientists understand the origins of the universe.
Read the article: South Dakota gold town becomes scientific hub