SONGAnalogous
A song about convergent evolution, and why a shared shape is not evidence of shared ancestry.
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Songs
Biology songs with interactive lyrics. Select a highlighted line to reveal the science behind it.
16 interactives
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SONGBefore the Morning
A song about sleep, memory consolidation, and why an all-nighter undoes the studying.
SONGBond, Fold, Function
A song about how proteins get their shape, from amino acid side chains to quaternary structure.
SONGGolgi on the Line
A song about the Golgi apparatus, where proteins are checked, modified, sorted, and shipped.
SONGHeads to the Water
A song about the phospholipid bilayer, and why a membrane arranges itself around water.
SONGHigh to Low
A song about passive and active transport, from diffusion down a gradient to ATP-driven pumps.
SONGKeep It High
A song about surface area to volume ratio, and why growing cells run out of membrane.
SONGLysosomal Service
A song about lysosomes, the acidic sacs that digest, recycle, and clear out worn cell parts.
SONGMiss, Learn, Move
A song about treating failed trials as evidence, from measurement error to repeating the work.
SONGMonomer to Monomer
A song about dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis, the paired reactions that build and break polymers.
SONGSalt in the Water
A song about saltwater intrusion, osmosis, and what rising salinity does to farm crops.
SONGSmooth Flow
A song about lipids, and how double bonds in fatty acids control whether a fat stays fluid.
SONGSPONCH
A song about the six elements that make up living things and where each one shows up.
SONGWalls Up
A song about cell walls across bacteria, archaea, fungi, and plants, and the osmosis they resist.
SONGWater in the Summertime
A summer-memory song that doubles as a walkthrough of water polarity, hydrogen bonding, and why biology…
SONGYou Are Like Carbohydrates
A song about carbohydrate structure, from single sugars to branched polysaccharides.