5 Topic Commentaries

Can Labs Go Green Without Compromising Science?

Can Labs Go Green Without Compromising Science?

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  Jane Kilcoyne, PhD

  Analytical chemistry; marine biotoxins; laboratory sustainability

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  Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland

  We had to verify that all the changes we made did not have any impact on the integrity of the results.

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  Minoo Shakoury-Elizeh, Not stated

  Laboratory management; cell and molecular biology

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  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health

  Going green is a win for everyone, for our research, and for our planet—and it doesn’t have to be hard.

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  Denise Cunliffe, Not stated

  Endocrinology laboratory science; laboratory cold storage management

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  The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia

  We found that we could discard sufficient samples over several freezers to allow us to consolidate the remainder and have one freezer left empty.

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  Allysia Matthews, Not stated

  Immunology; laboratory sustainability initiatives

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  Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  The idea for recycling them came from the growing pile of ice packs in our freezer,

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  Gaia Bistulfi, PhD

  Biology education; sustainable laboratory practice

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  D’Youville College (Buffalo, NY, USA)

  Implementing ecological awareness at the bench has saved up to 40% of my research funding over one year.

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