Kepler is searching for Earth-like planets around far-flung stars, and the Mars Science Laboratory will sample the Red Planet's geology looking for the building blocks of life - though it will not explicitly look for life itself.

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She said the animal science building would include aquatic, reptile and mammal rooms, a laboratory and six teaching classrooms.

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