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Formerly known as European Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences
Our inspiring educational experiences share the scientific discoveries of EMBL with young learners aged 10-19 years and teachers in Europe and beyond. We belong to EMBL’s Science Education and Public Engagement office.
The EMBL TeachingBASE is a collection of STEM teaching modules designed for teachers and young learners, developed by EMBL science education experts and scientists.
The materials are freely available but each module carries a creative commons copyright.
Begleitende Materialien zur TREC-Expedition.
A bioinformatics resource to teach protein structure and species evolution
Simple kitchen-proof experiment which teaches students about baker's yeast and yeast metabolism.
Explore the biological structure of the insulin molecule – from primary to quaternary structure.
‘Treasure hunt’-style introduction to bioinformatics using the protein GFP
Create your own three-dimensional model of a protein using an A4 paper template.
Using household chemicals, isolate DNA from bananas in just a few steps.
Learn how to use protein databases and simulate the synthesis of recombinant insulin in a practical.