{"id":11,"date":"2017-11-29T17:21:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T17:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/diagnostic-lab\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:44:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/diagnostic-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id11_49fc74-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id11_49fc74-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id11_49fc74-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id11_49fc74-44 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id11_49fc74-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id11_49fc74-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id11_49fc74-44 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column11_9a9cc7-44\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>The <strong>University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory<\/strong> brings together scientists researching animals, agriculture, insects, and plants under one roof. 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