Lab Independence Day: What are We Celebrating?
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In the spirit of Independence Day, we’d love to fire up the BenchFly grill and cook you up a burger, but alas, we’re foiled by the limitations of Internet technology. Until we figure out a way to eject a perfectly flame-broiled offering out of your disk drive, we’ll have to focus on the other aspect of Independence Day… independence. In the lab, autonomy is highly valued. As we progress through our training as students, scientists and professors, we hope to enjoy increased freedom to pursue our interests and set our own agenda. But like any profession, there are plenty of lines to cut before we are truly liberated.
What if there was a lab independence day – a time when we celebrated our separation from the most cumbersome tasks we face at the bench? Should one or two responses dominate the polling, perhaps it would be wise to consider improving, restructuring or removing them from lab altogether. It may take some creativity, but it’s probably easier than fighting the eventual revolutionary uprising.
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Any other reasons to celebrate a lab independence day?
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