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How does CRISPR fight germs?
CRISPR fights germs by acting like a super-smart pair of scissors that can cut and disable the germ's DNA. Imagine your...
What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
The Dunning-Kruger effect is when someone thinks they're really good at something, but they're actually not very good...
What is umami?
Umami is a special taste that makes food taste savory and delicious, like a yummy broth. Imagine you're eating...
What is lyophilization cycle?
Imagine you have a yummy popsicle, but you want to keep it forever without it melting. That's what lyophilization helps...
Do animals have vacuoles?
Imagine your house is like a tiny animal cell. Do you have a trash can? That's kind of like a vacuole! What's a...
What are amino acids?
Imagine you're building with LEGOs. Amino acids are like the individual LEGO bricks. You can use them to build all...
Why does metal feel colder than wood?
Imagine you have a tiny, invisible heater inside your body. It's always making heat! Now, think of metal and wood like...
Why can CRISPR help plants?
CRISPR can help plants by acting like tiny scissors that can precisely snip and change parts of a plant's instructions...
How does CRISPR fix genes?
CRISPR fixes genes by acting like a tiny pair of scissors that can cut out bad parts of our DNA and sometimes replace...
Relativity
Relativity means that time, speed, and motion can look different depending on who is watching and how they are moving...
Why is cell-free faster?
Cell-free is faster because it's like building a Lego castle without having to grow the Lego bricks first. Imagine you...
What is the butterfly effect?
Imagine you're building a tall tower of LEGO bricks. The butterfly effect is like this: Even a tiny thing, like a...
Why does ice float?
Imagine you have a box of toys. Normally, when you pack toys tightly, they take up less space, right? That's how most...
What is MSG?
MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is a flavor enhancer that makes food taste more savory and delicious. Imagine you're...
What is entropy?
Entropy is a measure of how messy or disordered something is. Imagine your toys scattered all over your room: that's...
What is a calorie?
A calorie is like a tiny unit of energy that your body uses to do everything. Think of your body like a car. A car...
How does osmosis work?
Osmosis is like water sneaking through a tiny doorway to make everything have the same amount of "stuff" dissolved in...
falsifiable
Falsifiable means that a statement is falsifiable if you can imagine a real test or observation that could prove it...
How do our eyes see color?
Imagine the world is made of light! Light travels in waves, like waves in the ocean. The sun (or a lamp) sends out...
How fizzy tablets works?
A fizzy tablet works by making tiny bubbles in water that help the tablet break apart and mix into the drink. Inside...