How I Became a Biochemist: One thing leads to another
Hello, my name is Jinay Patel and I am a graduate student at the University of Lethbridge. I am studying biochemistry with a specialization in oral...
Making Science Education Fun for a Wide Range of students - A Tale of two teachers
Amino Labs interviewed two teachers in synthetic biology. They shared their experience and classroom stories. From biotech storyreading, discussions, biomanufacturing, to bioart, let's discover ways to engage your class with Amino Lab science kits!
Journey to find safe and sustainable paint
Hey there! I'm Rathan, a 9th grader at Mayo High School in Rochester, MN. I'm deeply passionate about all things STEM-related. With four science fa...
Plastic Pollution: Can AI and Biotech pave the way to solutions
By Niyathi Kukkapalli With the rise of ChatGPT, much controversy arises on the ethics of AI. For example, a student writing their college essays...
Meet Niyathi!
By Niyathi Kukkapalli Nice to meet you, I’m Niyathi, a rising high school senior! Well, it may or may not come as a shock to you that Biology was...
How I Learned to Make Better Agar Plates at age 12
Welcome to a guest post by Patricia. Patricia is a Grade 8 student in Ontario, Canada and a volunteer with Markham’s youth-led STEM outreach group, STEM Kids Rock. She has been discovering genetic engineering at-home after discovering and exploring CRISPR for a school science fair project (She won her Regional's Bronze!). Here, Patricia talks about her journey to becoming a Genetic Engineering Hero...