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Lab equipment in background with illustration of DNA strand, question marks, and an arrow pointing to the horn on a unicorn. Caption: We'd want to know what parts of the genome make the horn.

One central atom with two smaller atoms each attached to an electron on the outer ring of the central atom. Caption: covalently bonded to one oxygen atom,

Metaphase. Diagram of two structures on opposite sides of a cell. Each structure has one blue chromosome and one red chromosome. Caption: of the chromatids, the chromosomes now line up

Double helix strand of DNA with protein pairs on each step. For example, AT and CG. For each pair, one letter is smaller than the other. Caption: one large, and one small--

A person speaking. Illustration of a lion and a flying insect. Natural Selection. Caption: says that those individuals with beneficial traits,

Diagram showing two pairs of dogs resulting in two dogs, each with shorter legs. Caption: so dogs with shorter legs were selected and bred.:

A diagram shows six cell parts. Nucleus, Nuclear Membrane, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Vacuoles, and cell membrane.

Cellular respiration, the process of breaking things down. Eating the food.

A hummingbird hovering around a plant.

Microscopic view of pond water teaming with life. Text on image reads, "Core Biology. Microbiology and Genetics."

Closeup of a huge pile of kernels of dried corn. Caption: making corn the number-one crop by weight.

Forest of large, towering trees. Caption: Well, redwood trees live for thousands of years,

Illustration of beige spherical shapes and a single bright-green spiky shape. Caption: A virus is a lean, mean disease machine.

Large spherical object surrounded by smaller multi-sphere objects. Nova Caption: Carbon is one of the most versatile elements.

Closeup of vibrant green leaves. Caption: that form a network throughout the plant structure.

Illustration of two cells, one with spiky structures being overtaken by the other. Caption: how the body produces antibodies and T cells

Close up of a yellow Labrador dog on a leash. Caption: They are clones, copies of the same dog.

A black, waist high horse wearing a bridle and halter is being held by a person standing next to it. Caption: the miniature horse has become a popular pet

Closeup of terraced moss on a hillside with water dripping from it. Caption: early land plants most likely lived in moist environments.

Illustration of a stalk of corn showing roots below ground and foliage above ground. Sun Light, CO2, and Sugar are above ground and Water is below ground. Caption: What vital gas is also given off in photosynthesis?

Illustration of the upper respiratory system. A tube extending from the top of the throat down into the chest is labeled as the trachea. Caption: The trachea is about 12 centimeters long

Kaleidoscopic pattern primarily in blues and greens. Caption: I worked more and more on generating these images.

Computer model of spiral ribbon structures with hollow, hexagonal tubular structures. Caption: (male narrator) What's the best was to know a protein?

Graphic of light and dark blue spheres of various sizes. Caption: The food molecules fuel cellular respiration.

Person in a white coat working in a science lab. Caption: Researchers are making genetically modified silkworms.

Diagram of a cell with spherical objects in the middle. Each object has a clear ring around the exterior. Caption: In eukaryotes, a cell nucleus protects the DNA.

Vials and other containers in a science lab. Caption: We've taken the cells out of the muscle tissue.

Magic school bus floating in a cavern lined with red, finger-like structures. Caption: (Wanda) And those things out there are the villi.

Illustration of a woman riding the bow of a ship and holding tulips while a throng of people stand beneath her. Caption: Some call this the first bubble economy.

Several large fish swimming in the water, as seen from the deck of a ship. Caption: Three thousand bluefins are farmed here.

Illustration of a tube with some internal structures and a rod through the center. Caption: When you make the generator turn,

Person walking through stacked rows of chickens in cages. Caption: This is the age of the designer egg.

Diagram of human upper body with heart, lungs, and circulatory system visible. Caption: such as the respiratory system