Not just a blueprint for proteins: the importance of non-coding RNAs
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?
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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?
Learn about a variety of biochemical aspects of honey through a series of simple experiments using the sugary product of bees.
Plants today are extremely diverse, abundant, and flamboyant. However, the first land plants, which initiated a great change in the flora and fauna on planet Earth, were very different.
Meet the planarian, a fascinating flatworm with incredible biological abilities unique and surprising ways responses to various stimuli.
The oceans cover over 70% of the surface of our planet. Try these activities to learn more about Earth’s largest habitat and how it affects our lives.
Turning the tide: celebrate World Oceans Day in your classroom with ocean articles spanning the breadth of STEM subjects, from biology to physics.
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?
Fantastic beasts: take a microscopic moss safari and learn about the diverse and resilient organisms that live in this challenging habitat.
Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.
What are slime moulds? And what do they eat for breakfast? Discover these fascinating giant microbes and explore chemotaxis and the scientific method with these slimy experiments.
Not just a blueprint for proteins: the importance of non-coding RNAs
To bee or not to bee: the chemistry of honey
When plants moved ashore and changed the planet
Hands-on experiments with planaria
Practical ocean literacy for all: ecology and exploration
Planet ocean: articles to put the ocean centre stage on World Oceans Day
From Petri dish to plate: the journey of cultivated meat
Moss Safari: what lives in moss?
Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission
Moving slime: exploring chemotaxis with slime mould