Did you know that you can turn on genes with light??? Check out bioZone's new short on optogenetics 👉 youtube.com/shorts/lm-on... #scicomm

Do you own a dog? Do you know it's breed? If you're unsure, consider testing your dog's DNA - you could be contributing to the next scientific breakthrough! #scicomm youtube.com/shorts/XmEn_...

Do you know about the real-life inspiration for Caterpie? 🐛Find out about the Asian Swallowtail Butterfly Larva & its similarities to a beloved Pokémon in our recent short! Thanks to @kellyrabbit.bsky.social for guest-writing this script! youtube.com/shorts/kJOrH... #scicomm #biozone

Do NOT feed your dog grapes! 🍇🚫🐕 Here is why: youtube.com/shorts/RK_IX... #scicomm

We're back with another one of our real-life Pokémon series! Thanks to @kellyrabbit.bsky.social for guest-writing this script on Drowzee! Check it out here 👉 youtube.com/shorts/3INKB...

Have you ever wondered how dogs can smell low blood sugar? Check out our recent short on diabetes service dogs! 👉 youtube.com/shorts/NWW3w... #scicomm

Snap, Crackle, Pop - Check out our recent short on real-life applications of higher order derivatives! 🎢🥣 youtube.com/shorts/kQprW...

Happy winter from bioZone! ❄️ Did you know that deer antlers are one of the fastest growing animal tissues?? 🦌 learn more from our new short video here! youtube.com/shorts/jii-6...

Have you ever wondered how many sperm are typically incubated with one egg during IVF? Find out here! 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3-T9eSK8wc&lc=UgxYzaI9HPaluBZ1P0N4AaABAg

Did you know that puppies from the same litter can have different dads?! Find out more on YouTube! 👉 youtube.com/shorts/dte8_...

Check out bioZone's new short video on understanding pain in the brain! 🧠 👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/F0SuD...

happy belated halloween from bioZone! have you watched our final short from this year's spooky series yet? Check it out here!! 🪳💋😘🩸 --> youtube.com/shorts/dNPFW...

spooky science : deadly rabbit disease #shorts 🐇🩸 youtube.com/shorts/ib4Nk...

Vampire squids are real watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/VhvLD...

Something's fishy in the water- and it's not the fish. watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/VbnPT...

Colon cancer is on the rise in younger adults, and recent research suggests a microbe may be partially to blame 🦠 youtube.com/shorts/YDmRu...

bioZone isn't just the name of your favorite educational youTube channel, its also an important strategy for geologists watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/lBfg6...

Here are three ways that you can access scientific research for free! watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/GzGHL... and check out the next tweet for links to resources with lots of open research

Here's our June progress!

Did you know that there are real animal versions of Pokemon? Dragalge is based on the Leafy seadragon ❗ watch on YouTube to support us youtube.com/shorts/1ewUI... Thanks to Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick for guest writing this script Follow Kelly @kellyrabbit.bsky.social or on Ig @ russokm1105

Did you know many Pokémon are inspired by real animals? We’ve collaborated with ecologist Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick @kellyrabbit.bsky.social to bring you a series of Pokémon videos. Stay tuned for the next episode coming this Sunday! Any guesses for our next featured Pokémon?

Did you know that there are real animal versions of Pokemon? Shout out to Fareeda for narrating her first bioZone video! And thanks to Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick for guest writing this script. Follow Kelly on ig @ russokm1105 or on bluesky @kellyrabbit.bsky.social

Did you know many Pokémon are inspired by real animals? We’ve collaborated with ecologist Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick @kellyrabbit.bsky.social to bring you a series of Pokémon videos. Stay tuned for the next episode coming this Sunday! Any guesses for our next featured Pokémon?

Did you know that there are real animal versions of Pokemon? The Nincada evolutionary line is inspired by cicadas ‼️ Thanks to Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick for guest writing this script. Follow Kelly on Instagram @russokm1105 or on Bluesky @kellyrabbit.bsky.social

I recently found these cool mushrooms in my backyard that looked a lot like zombie fingers 🍄 watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/rRF5J...

Did you know many Pokémon are inspired by real animals? We’ve collaborated with ecologist Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick @kellyrabbit.bsky.social to bring you a series of pokemon videos. Stay tuned for the first episode coming soon! Any guesses for our first featured Pokémon?

tetanospasmin, a toxin produced by bacteria, is one of the most toxic compounds known to humans watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/EUN9H...

was pleasantly surprised to find out a video we posted on tiktok went viral!! (185,000 views is considered viral for us 😌) If you haven't seen it yet- check out our video on monster tumors youtube: youtube.com/shorts/4V0Gu... tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@thebiozone/...

These anglerfish couples take “clingy” to a whole new level watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/Oawsk...

Here's our March progress!

A big “thank you” to the Computational and Systems Biology department at Pitt for supporting us through access to spaces to work in and pizza to eat. It shows us they care about outreach and science communication. @csbpitt.bsky.social Shoutout to our new members Malaika, Alex, Fareeda and Seh Na!

Check out this SciShow video written by bioZone member Roshni on this weird natural phenomenon- spotted lakes! youtu.be/2dxFkRcOMjc?...

check out our latest video on the cystic fibrosis treatment that is projected to let patients live decades longer 💊 watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/oOlDp...

The history of Botox: from sausage to skincare The history of Botox has an unexpected origin - sausages! Its journey spans centuries, involving numerous researchers & seemingly unrelated discoveries. watch on YouTube to support us

Here's our February progress!

Which came first? Sleeping or brains? The science is out and it's probably sleeping 🧠😴 Watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/-8Qom...

Ever see dark grey slime on your faucet? Its from bacteria munching on manganese! watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/7AULY...

To bee or not to bee?

Alone this valentines day? Well you're not the only one! Most species of bees are not social and actually live alone- why? Well sometimes it's better to *bee* alone. Find out more here: youtube.com/shorts/w-dAX...

what happens when science is silenced youtube.com/shorts/2PIX6...

Unbox Letty's DNA to find out about her spots and short legs 🐕🧬 support us by watching on YouTube 👇 youtube.com/shorts/CZszk...

Excited to share my first-ever #SciComm video with @thebiozone.bsky.social 🧪 Proud to be part of this awesome team of grad students passionate about sharing cool science 🙌🏽

What makes a queen bee a queen? 🐝🧬 shout out to @maliqa.bsky.social for narrating her first bioZone video! watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/0X8Iq...

We accomplished a lot this year 😊 #MyYearOnYouTube2024

This was a super fun interview!

Science isn’t always linear. More often than not, new discoveries make us re-evaluate what we once thought we knew for certain. The Twitter/X-famous #BlueSoup saga is a great example of this! Learn more here: youtu.be/6g-gNJcGsLY featuring @bielleogy.bsky.social @atinygreencell.bsky.social

new video featuring @bielleogy.bsky.social and @atinygreencell.bsky.social comes out tomorrow!

unboxing my DNA results 🧬 Did you know that whether you have dry or wet ear wax is largely determined by a single nucleotide in the ABCC11 gene? watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/VNpjM...

here's a preview for the new short that will come out tomorrow- can anyone guess what its about??

jellyfish glow up: the discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jelly fish Aequorea victoria was revolutionary for biology, allowing awesome live cell imaging techniques to happen watch on YouTube to support us 👇 youtube.com/shorts/FjGvC...