Microbial genome puzzles
How do scientists piece together genomic information from sequencing data? Play these two fun online puzzles to find out.
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How do scientists piece together genomic information from sequencing data? Play these two fun online puzzles to find out.
Paul Nurse’s failed experiment inspired a Nobel-prizewinning career.
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.
Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology is a collection of two-page articles that briefly describe discoveries from the field of biotechnology.
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.
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.
Ever wished you could borrow a PCR machine for your lessons? And perhaps an expert to show your students how to use it? Marc van Mil introduces DNA labs that bring genomics directly to the classroom.
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?
In this autobiographical book, Maurice Wilkins presents the chronological story of the discovery of DNA structure in 1953. As The Third Man of the Double Helix, Wilkins is well placed to describe the complex scientific background and people involved in the breakthrough that earned him and fellow…
Microbial genome puzzles
The importance of failure: interview with Paul Nurse
Science surrounding the double helix discovery
Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology, by Reinhard Renneberg
The DNA detective game
Fishing for genes: DNA microarrays in the classroom
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society, General science
Gene ABC website, By the Swiss National Science Foundation
DNA labs on the road
Fun with genomes: the Mycomuncher DNA Puzzle
The Third Man of the Double Helix, By Maurice Wilkins