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r/labrats is a subreddit with 668k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has crazy activity.
Welcome to r/LabRats! A space for scientists, researchers, and lab workers to share experiment fails, lab wins, and PI woes. Do you need advice, a place to vent, or just some lab-life humor? Want to share your big successes, your awesome protocols, and tricks of the trade? Join your fellow labrats. We also have a discord server!
Popular Themes in r/labrats
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Let’s be honest. Undergrads through postdocs have it the worst right now"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Labrats in poor labs/developing countries with scarce funding, what's the "poorest" thing you had to do in the lab?"
6 posts
#3
News
: "Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "[OC] I made an accurate Lego DNA model to promote science to kids and honor Rosalind Franklin and her legacy. Scroll to see details. 10K votes on Lego Ideas might make it a real Lego set with less than 300 to go! If you like it, please consider supporting via link in comments."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/labrats
#1
Lab
: "Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19"
36 posts
#2
Research
: "Made S’more Lab Stickers!"
25 posts
#3
Phd
: "Doing a Phd in Puerto Rico seems impossible"
11 posts
#4
Hplc
10 posts
#5
Undergrad
: "What do you get out of mentoring an Undergrad?"
7 posts
#6
Advice
5 posts
#7
Cells
: "My Cells got contaminated"
3 posts
#8
Grant
3 posts
#9
Dna
: "[OC] I made an accurate Lego Dna model to promote science to kids and honor Rosalind Franklin and her legacy. Scroll to see details. 10K votes on Lego Ideas might make it a real Lego set with less than 300 to go! If you like it, please consider supporting via link in comments."
3 posts
#10
Nih
: "Newest Nih drop 4/21"
3 posts
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