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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;
Meet the planarian, a fascinating flatworm with incredible biological abilities unique and surprising ways responses to various stimuli.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Future food: would you bite into a test-tube burger or a Petri dish steak? How do we make lab-grown meat, and what might it mean for health, farming, and the environment?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Fighting fake facts: When a Covid test shows a positive result with cola, does testing make sense? To answer this, one must understand how antigen tests and buffers work.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Why was a Nobel prize awarded for 'click chemistry'? Learn about the ground-breaking advance behind this simple-sounding name.
Ages: 16-19;
Learn how fluorescence microscopy can illuminate our gut microbiome and its role in cancer.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How do social drugs affect metabolism? How is toxicity measured? How does climate change affect water ecosystems? Promote active learning by investigating these questions with Daphnia.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Europe is throwing a party for Gregor Mendel. Cities and institutes in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the United Kingdom invite you to a year of events honouring the father of genetics.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Stroll through biological databases: Walking on chromosomes is a CusMiBio project that teaches students how to explore biological databases and extract basic information about human genes. It is a collaborative activity based on working together and sharing discoveries.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 65
Not just a blueprint for proteins: the importance of non-coding RNAs
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 64
Hands-on experiments with planaria
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 63
From Petri dish to plate: the journey of cultivated meat
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
| Issue 63
Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 61
Much ado about nothing: spot misleading science claims and explore rapid antigen tests and buffers
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Health, Science and society
| Issue 60
Click does the trick: understanding the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 60
Shedding light on the gut microbiome
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
| Issue 59
From drugs to climate change: hands-on experiments with Daphnia as a model organism
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Health
| Issue 58
Celebrating Gregor Mendel in his 200th anniversary year
Topics: Biology, General science, Health, Science and society
| Issue 57
A chromosome walk
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
