Opinionated Science Episode 12: Green Labs: Sustainable Science and Exploding Microscopes

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Published: August 28, 2020

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Opinionated Science is Technology Networks’ homemade podcast, where our team of scientists-turned-journalists cut out the chewy jargon and serve up slices of the most fascinating stories from the world of science. Expect a new Opinionated Science every other Friday.

In this episode, the team discusses the growing movement for sustainable science. Research has a yeti-sized ecological footprint, and here we follow the tracks from ozone-destroying CFCs and energy-guzzling freezers through to a new future for science that promises to make labs eco-friendly at last.

Read more from this podcast:

Creating an Environmentally Sustainable Lab Infographic

Reducing Plastic in the Lab

Allison Paradise Interviewed at SfN 2018

Eco-nutrition Label for Labware Could Make Science a Greener Place To Be

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Meet the Authors

Laura Elizabeth Lansdowne

Managing Editor

Laura Lansdowne is the managing editor at Technology Networks, she holds a first-class honors degree in biology. Before her move into scientific editing, Laura worked at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and GW Pharma.

Ruairi J Mackenzie

Senior Science Writer

As senior science writer, Ruairi pens and edits scientific news, articles and features, with a focus on the complexities and curiosities of the brain and emerging informatics technologies. Ruairi also drives Technology Networks' search engine optimization (SEO) and editorial AI strategy and created the site’s podcast, Opinionated Science, in 2020. Ruairi has a Master’s degree in Clinical Neurosciences from the University of Cambridge.

Karen Steward, PhD

Senior Scientific Specialist

Karen Steward holds a PhD in molecular microbiology and evolutionary genetics from the University of Cambridge. She moved into science writing in 2017 after over a decade as a research scientist.