For most projects there’s a need to go beyond the obvious. This means we have to break free of common ideas and think outside the box.
We all go through a creative block sometimes. Win the creative battle with your block with these tips!
It’s no secret that many people set unrealistic goals for the new year. Let’s talk about what a reasonable goal looks like and how to reach them!
Life is one of those things we often take for granted. But that may be because it’s just part of our existence every day. It might seem simple to define life as well, but it can be quite complex. There are several things that scientists agree are essential to call something “alive”. In order for an…
Have you ever had difficulty describing where something is in relation to others? When scientists discuss where things are on a person or other animal, they also need words to compare. Two such words are DISTAL and PROXIMAL. Distal means that something is further from either the center of the body or a point of…
The most common product of a genetic instruction is the protein. Proteins are workhorses of the cell, helping reactions to occur and transporting things from one place to another. The building blocks of proteins are AMINO ACIDS. Amino acids are molecules that can link together like a chain. On one end is an NH2 (also…
Your codebook of DNA holds all the instructions needed to make your cells function. Each unit of instruction comes in the form of a GENE, a sequence of DNA that encodes for a trait. A given location (also called a locus) on a chromosome is home to a particular gene, which encodes for a particular…
