
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 …
Nucleotides are the basic units of nucleic acids. They are monomeric units – molecules that react together with other monomeric molecules to …
Gregor Mendel certainly deserved his title as the “father of modern genetics” for his botany studies of inherited traits. But his discoveries …
Your genes make you you! Today we are all familiar with DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic acid, a polymer that carries the genetic instructions for …
All competition events for Reptile Pile have finished, and it’s probably time to slither away for a post competition rest. We hope …
Turtles come from the order Testudines, and are recognizable by their shells, which developed from their ribs. A turtle’s shell is part …
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 …
There’s a lot to learn about lizards. In fact, this group of squamate reptiles, the largest order of reptiles, has over 7000 …
Crocodilians are large, predatory semi-aquatic reptiles. They’ve been kicking around for 95 million years, and their closest relatives are actually birds! Human …
Snakes are limbless, carnivorous scaly reptiles from the Squamata order (we’ll meet some of their club members in later competitions). Although you …
Ah it’s summer again! Time to find a hot rock to sun yourself on and kick that body heat up to 11. …
As tribute to the biggest tracing event of our competition, let’s take a look at the fossils that share in the tracing …
Many roads lead to fossilization, but they all require the stars to align as the perfect conditions allow animal and plant remnants …