r/labrats

123K archived posts · Aug 2011 – Sep 2026

A hangout for lab nerds!

r/labrats

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!

Created Aug 22, 2011

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##Welcome in the lab

Got lab stories? Experiments gone wrong? PIs gone AWOL? Need help with your experiments? Share your stories!

##Please note

No ads or commercial offers - This includes "small shops"
No surveys etc.
No promotion for blogs / youtube videos / social media etc.
No requests for unqualified (dangerous) home experiments
Keep it polite and civil: please refrain from resorting to ad hominem attacks.
No political posts are allowed
Join us on our Discord Channel!

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