Team Gene: Nature wins!
Sure, nurture plays its part, but whether inherited from birth or activated via epigenetic markings, isn’t it truly all nature at play …
Team Gene: Chromosomal Marathon
Chromosomes are long, threadlike structures made of a single molecule of DNA that contains all or part of an organism’s genetic material. …
Team Gene: Nature vs. Nurture, an Epigenetic Battle!
Epigenetics is a field of study focused on alterations in gene expression that do not involve changes on the underlying DNA sequence. …
Team Gene: Nucleotide Trivia
Nucleotides are the basic units of nucleic acids. They are monomeric units – molecules that react together with other monomeric molecules to …
Team Gene: Accuracy Punnett Hours
Gregor Mendel certainly deserved his title as the “father of modern genetics” for his botany studies of inherited traits. But his discoveries …
Eyewire presents: Team Gene!
Your genes make you you! Today we are all familiar with DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic acid, a polymer that carries the genetic instructions for …
Frog vs Toad: Amphibious battle!
Frogs vs. toads – what’s the difference? Well, technically, the answer is nothing! Frogs are short-bodied, tail-less amphibians from the order Anura (from …
Reptile Pile: Awards
All competition events for Reptile Pile have finished, and it’s probably time to slither away for a post competition rest. We hope …
Reptile Pile: Turtle Time Marathon
Turtles come from the order Testudines, and are recognizable by their shells, which developed from their ribs. A turtle’s shell is part …
Reptile Pile: Tuatara vs. Worm Lizard
It’s time for a reptilian head-to-head! We’re making friends with some lesser known reptiles in this month’s competition, so let’s get to …
Reptile Pile: Learnin’ Lizards Trivia
There’s a lot to learn about lizards. In fact, this group of squamate reptiles, the largest order of reptiles, has over 7000 …
Reptile Pile: Crocodilian Hunt
Crocodilians are large, predatory semi-aquatic reptiles. They’ve been kicking around for 95 million years, and their closest relatives are actually birds! Human …