About Gene Expression Essentials
Express yourself through your genes! See if you can generate and collect three types of protein, then move on to explore the factors that affect protein synthesis in a cell.
How to play Gene Expression Essentials
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Express yourself through your genes!
Questions & answers
- What is Gene Expression Essentials?
- Gene Expression Essentials is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Express yourself through your genes! See if you can generate and collect three types of protein, then move on to explore the factors that affect protein synthesis in a cell.
- What can kids learn from Gene Expression Essentials?
- It helps kids explore: explain the main sequence of events that occur within a cell that leads to protein synthesis. predict how changing the concentrations and interactions of biomolecules affects protein production. explain how protein production in a single cell relates to the quantity produced by a collection of cells.
- What age is Gene Expression Essentials good for?
- It is designed for high school up to university, and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Gene Expression Essentials free to play?
- Yes — Gene Expression Essentials is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.