SIB has developed a number of fun ways to discover bioinformatics and the key role it plays in health and society today: workshops, mobile games, classroom activities and even comic strips! A special focus is given to young people and girls in particular, to foster their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Interactive educational platforms and workshops
Over the years, the institute has developed many interactive websites and workshops for the public, on a range of bioinformatics topics. They are available for teachers, students as well as the layman, and invite participants to discover authentic scientific research practice in a playful way. Here are some of them:
In the light of evolution
What do we, humans, have in common with the banana? what does the evolution of coronaviruses tell us about the pandemic? Discover stories showing some of the real-life implications of the somewhat abstract concept of evolutionary biology with the In the light of evolution website (EN, FR), laureate of the 2021 Optimus Agora prize. As featured on Heidi.news.
ChromosomeWalk
Discover the world of DNA, genes, proteins, popular genetic variations and bioinformatics tools which are used to visualize genomic data. Discover also the concept of ‘virtual’ portrait based on an individual’s DNA. Visit the ChromosomeWalk website (EN, DE, FR).
Precisionmed
Discover how precision medicine draws on cutting-edge technologies to identify therapeutic strategies specifically tailored to a patient’s history and genetic data with our Precision medicine website (EN, FR).
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A video game to explore our genome
Launched on the occasion of SIB’s 20th anniversary, Genome Jumper is an educational mobile game inviting you to explore the human genome and its variations. From skin and eye color to food preference or disease predisposition - countless features (phenotypes) can be influenced by small changes (variants) in our DNA. Play the game to discover the effects of such changes on your avatar...
Read more and download it here (EN, DE, FR)
Comic strips to share tales of proteins
Where do proteins come from? How are they made? What do they do? Protein Spotlight is an electronic magazine by SIB’s Vivienne Baillie Gerritsen which introduces the tremendously varied world of proteins. From 2020 to 2022, 21 comics invite you to revisit the most popular Protein Spotlight stories and are illustrated by Aloys Lolo.
Read the comics
Read the latest Protein Spotlight
Read the latest book "Life, love, death & proteins" (in FR)
And more, such as books and plays
- Tales From A Small World, by Vivienne Baillie Gerritsen
- Journey into a tiny world, by Vivienne Baillie Gerritsen, Sylvie Déthiollaz
- Globine et Poïétine sur la piste de la moelle rouge, by Vivienne Baillie Gerritsen, Sylvie Déthiollaz (FR, DE)
- Aqua What? by Sylvie Déthiollaz, Vivienne Baillie Gerritsen (FR, EN)
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