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Hold a double helix in your hands: the model that will reveal the secrets of the DNA molecule.
Ages: 11-14;
Visit the Xcool Lab for an inspiring experience at a cutting-edge research facility, with hands-on experiments to bring classroom concepts to life.
Ages: 16-19;
Extract DNA from fruit using household ingredients and then explore the challenges of gene sequencing by assembling a fragmented poem.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How do scientists piece together genomic information from sequencing data? Play these two fun online puzzles to find out.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Paul Nurse’s failed experiment inspired a Nobel-prizewinning career.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What scientific evidence led to Watson and Crick’s big breakthrough and how far has genetics come since their discovery in 1953? Click on the links to understand more, as well as for tips and activities for teaching about DNA.
Ages: not applicable;
Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology is a collection of two-page articles that briefly describe discoveries from the field of biotechnology.
Ages: not applicable;
With the help of a detective game, Kenneth Wallace-Müller from the Gene Jury team introduces the use of DNA in forensics and the ethical questions involved.
Ages: 16-19;
Anastasios Koutsos, Alexandra Manaia, and Julia Willingale-Theune bring a sophisticated molecular biology technique into the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
DNA, also known as the molecule of life, has fascinated scientists since its discovery over half a century ago.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 70
Handmade DNA: a tactile model to explore the basics of DNA
Topics: Biology
| Issue 70
Xcool Lab at European XFEL: a place to spark students’ scientific curiosity
Topics: Biology, Health, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society
| Issue 68
Plant genetics: extract DNA and explore the challenge of gene sequencing
Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability, Resources
| Issue 51
Microbial genome puzzles
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
| Issue 40
The importance of failure: interview with Paul Nurse
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 39
Science surrounding the double helix discovery
Topics: Inspire, Resources
| Issue 21
Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology, by Reinhard Renneberg
Topics: Resources
| Issue 19
The DNA detective game
Topics: Biology
| Issue 12
Fishing for genes: DNA microarrays in the classroom
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society, General science
| Issue 12
Gene ABC website, By the Swiss National Science Foundation
Topics: Resources
