Genetics at The Tech Interactive

Check out our latest Tech at Home video we made for CoBuild19!

Who is a cabbage head out there? Hope you'll engage in our our recent challenge - developing colors from red cabbage. It's awesome!! https://www.facebook.com/CoBuild19/videos/288537442322073/

Create your own colorful cabbage ink watercolors using pigment you extract from red cabbage and paint a piece of art! Find the full activity guide here: https://bit.ly/CabbageInksGuide

Everything living has a teeny tiny set of instructions inside it, telling it how to grow and stay alive called DNA. Let’s explore the DNA in our food! Find the full activity guide at bit.ly/CoBuildDNA

Check back next week for 4 bio&chem activities from The Tech's biodesign team!

Here's how to extract DNA from a strawberry... in your own kitchen!

Ever wondered while some people tan in the sun, while others always seem to burn? You guessed it, genetics are partially to blame

Another common question on chimeras: "Can it explain ___ disease that I have?" Short answer is probably not, but there's a lot we still don't know. For more about what we DO know check out our latest article.

New article posted today on dyslexia! Tl;dr it's complicated, scientists have studied a LOT of factors, and we still don't have all the answers.

Men with one colorblind gene are affected, while most women with one colorblind gene have normal vision. If you've ever wondered how that works (or why I said "most"), check out our latest article!

Occasionally we get questions from authors who want to make their stories more authentic. This author wanted to know if you can link an old skeleton to modern relatives. Turns out you probably can!

Ever wonder about your chance of having twins? Check out our latest article to learn more about twins: https://genetics.thetech.org//what-are-my-chances-having-t