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Sustainability in the lab: funders and researchers should sign up and partner up

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  1. Philipp M. Weber

    1. EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany.

  2. Sandra Bendiscioli

    1. EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany.

  3. Gerlind Wallon

    1. EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany.

  4. Fiona M. Watt

    1. EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany.

Scientific research can have a considerable environmental impact, with huge demand for resources such as energy, water and single-use plastics (see, for example, Nature https://doi.org/kz3n; 2023). More must be done to meet the aspirations of life scientists to work sustainably.

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Nature 634, 1053 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03517-9

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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