01 / THE QUESTION
Why can a peptide influence appetite?
YOUR INVESTIGATION
Open the GLP-1 laboratory ↗THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST
EDUCATION / CURRICULUM / DISCOVERY JOURNEY
GENEXOME / CONNECTED DISCOVERY / 01—04
One question.
A universe of connections.
Start with a familiar question about appetite. Follow the signal into proteins and DNA. Then explore what happens to cells over time. Four linked investigations; one developing scientific explanation.
04 CONNECTED STOPS03 INTERACTIVE LABORATORIESYOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR EXPLANATION
YOUR DISCOVERY MAP
Follow the thread through life.
Select any stop to reveal the question, the investigation and the connection to what comes next. You can complete the journey in any order. Progress and notes are saved locally in this browser, not sent to Genexome.
JOURNEY PROGRESS
0 of 4 connections explored
Completing a stop means you explored its question and recorded a reflection. It is not a measure of mastery or a verified assessment. The linked laboratories use simplified educational models.
CONNECT THE SCIENCE
A molecule is never just a molecule.
DNA → PROTEIN
Information becomes structure.
Genes can encode protein precursors. RNA processing, translation and subsequent modifications help produce functional biological molecules, including peptide hormones.
PEPTIDE → RECEPTOR
Structure becomes a signal.
GLP-1 is a peptide hormone. Receptor binding initiates signalling processes; real physiological effects involve multiple organs and feedback mechanisms.
CELL → SYSTEM
Signals meet living complexity.
Cellular function depends on maintenance, repair and context. A simplified model can expose assumptions, but cannot establish a clinical outcome.
THE FINAL CHALLENGE
Can you explain the whole story?
Use your reflections to connect the laboratories. The challenge is not to repeat definitions; it is to explain a mechanism, identify uncertainty and propose evidence that would strengthen the explanation.
Try linking at least two molecular mechanisms, one observation from a model and one limitation or unanswered question.
NEW / THE LIVING ATLAS
Follow your curiosity across biology.
Explore an interactive network connecting DNA, genes, peptides, receptors and living systems. Save a discovery trail, investigate in the laboratories and test how you reason about evidence.
THE STUDENT DISCOVERY WORKSPACE
Follow the connection.
Build your own explanation.
Turn curiosity into an investigation: form a hypothesis, explore a model, collect observations and explain what the evidence can support.