Diving into the world of plankton
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.
A resource on the ethics of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology
Explore the biological structure of the insulin molecule – from primary to quaternary structure.
‘Treasure hunt’-style introduction to bioinformatics approaches using the protein GFP.
Uses bioinformatics to explore the evolution of light-sensitive proteins.
‘Follow’ the Pax6 protein through biological databases and learn about its function and structure.
Learn how to use protein databases and simulate the synthesis of recombinant insulin in a practical.
Play the Stem Cell Game – a board game designed as a non-formal teaching aid to learn about stem cells.
Run your own microarray using a custom-made mat, Velcro and torches.