Teamwork Makes The (Scientific) Dream Work, with Drs Ed Hutchinson and Sara Clohisey

Not Another Science Podcast

Dr Ed Hutchison almost dropped his cup of tea when he found out that the research he had been working on since his postdoc, on which he had founded his lab, had been scooped. What followed is a heartwarming story of collaboration, teamwork, generosity, and kindness in science. Today we bring you our conversation with Dr Hutchinson, and with one of his collaborators from the University of Edinburgh, Dr Sara Clohisey.

You can follow the Hutchinson lab and Dr Sara Clohisey on Twitter, and read the Twitter thread that Dr Hutchinson wrote about this research. Make sure to check out the Hutchinson lab manual, which includes the helpful tip of where to find the lab’s secret stash of shortbread (“because science is hard, and living in Scotland has its benefits”).

Not Another Science Podcast is edited by Helena Cornu, hosted by Tom Edwick, produced by Alix Bailie, and brought to you by Edinburgh University Science Magazine (EUSci). Our podcast logo was designed by Apple Chew. The podcast cover art was designed by Heather Jones.

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* The group of viruses that includes influenza uses RNA rather than DNA to store their genetic information. We said DNA in the show, sorry!