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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;
We all know that DNA → RNA → protein. But did you know that some genes don't encode proteins but rather RNAs with important cellular functions?
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;
The aim of Choosing Children is to investigate how humanity should regulate its fast-increasing ability to genetically design the babies of tomorrow.
Ages: 16-19;
Fed up with explaining genomes, genes and proteins? Why not get your students to figure it out for themselves using Johan Leveau’s DNA puzzle?
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 68
Plant genetics: extract DNA and explore the challenge of gene sequencing
Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability, Resources
| Issue 65
Not just a blueprint for proteins: the importance of non-coding RNAs
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 51
Microbial genome puzzles
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
| Issue 8
Choosing Children: Genes, Disability, and Design, By Jonathan Glover
Topics: Resources
| Issue 5
Fun with genomes: the Mycomuncher DNA Puzzle
Topics: Biology
