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For EMBL’s guests, this dream came closer to reality. With more than 370 cities participating, European Researchers’ Night is Europe’s foremost science festival. This year, Heidelberg and Mannheim joined for the second time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EMBL’s European Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences (ELLS) secured the funding from the European Commission and organised the participation of Heidelberg and Mannheim in the festival. Overall, 15 research and cultural institutes joined the ‘Nacht der Forschung Heidelberg | Mannheim’, offering more than 130 activities. These included experiments, discussions,\u00a0art exhibitions, and performances, all showing science in creative ways. Over 7000 curious visitors delved into the beauty of science. At EMBL, more than 1000 visitors explored the labs and spoke to our scientists. Here is a summary of our activities.<\/p>\n

Building blocks of life<\/h2>\n

Have you ever wondered how the single cell that you started from knows how to form your whole body? The answer is in your DNA. However, your genetic information has to be deciphered and translated. During the Nacht der Forschung, children mastered the art of DNA sequencing. With the help of Lego blocks<\/a>, they decoded secret messages and learned the importance of their genes. Our scientists were a bit jealous, wishing the real sequencers were also based on Lego. As a cherry on top, children were introduced to cells as they built edible cells made from cookies and candy.<\/p>\n