Lab Waste
About Lab Waste
- Director: Eva Amsen
Country: USA
Running Time: 4 min
Format: Digital
Website: www.science.easternblot.net/labwaste
Science Topics covered in film: molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, laboratory management
Synopsis
- We’ve all been told to reduce, reuse, and recycle when it comes to our households. But in the lab, unless there is an underlying money issue, this rarely comes into play. In cell biology or molecular biology labs the emphasis is on working sterile, quickly and reproducibly. There are lots of products that make this work easier: sterile plastic tubes of all shapes and sizes, single wrap multi-well tissue culture plates, sterile plastic dishes, sterile pipettes. But convenient as they are, these products do create a lot of waste. A series of photos taken in labs around the world shows the disposable nature of modern research, and offers some suggestions to reduce waste.
Cast & Credits
- Writers/Directors/Direction
Eva Amsen
Photography
Eva Amsenahd
the following Flickr users (through creative commons license):alist, ☣ bionerd ☢, mararie , goldmund100, gonzales2010, fenderloving, source, lofaesofa, scalibur001, opiado, Pazit Polak, estherase, wools, Karin Hodgin Jones, TheFemGeek, jepoirrier, mark lorch, chromalux, intellinuts, Manic Street Preacher, Move The Clouds, sdbrown, Spencer9, kurtrik
Sound Editing
Eva Amsen
Sound sources obtained through creative commons license:
Intro and outro garbage truck – Corsica S. (freesound), Middle garbage truck – snowdome (freesound), String track from “Trust” – audiotechnica, “Time to Take Out the Trash” vocal track and full version – Brad Sucks
About the Director
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Eva Amsen received a PhD in Biochemistry, and moved on to work in science communication. Lab Waste was produced while she was still working in the lab.
