The UPLB Genetics Society, RB Espino Wing, LB Uichangco Hall, Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, UP Los Baños, Los Baños (2025)

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RB Espino Wing, LB Uichangco Hall, Institute Of Biological Sciences, College Of Arts And Sciences, UP Los Baños

16/12/2025

𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵 𝑺𝑬𝑺𝑨𝑴𝑬! 👐🚪 Here’s a look back at this year’s Genetics Week Open Tambayan where time has paused, genes expressed freely, and snacks underwent questionable but delicious recombination.

As part of 🧬 🧬, the UPLB Genetics Society’s Open Tambayan became everyone’s safe habitat last November 19 where stress went dormant and ATP levels were sharply restored. ❤️⚡

All of this unfolded alongside this year’s theme, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆’𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔. 🕰️📖✨

Thanks to everyone who dropped by! We appreciate those who stayed longer than planned and let their schedules mutate with us just a little. 🤏🧬 The moment has passed, but the memory? Stably inherited, genes!

𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏? 🤔🎲
Don’t worry! Stay tuned by following us at so you don’t get left out of the next big expression led by yours truly. ⏰✨

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𝐅𝐁: The UPLB Genetics Society
𝐈𝐆: instagram.com/genesoc1983/
𝐗/𝐓𝐖𝐓: x.com/GeneSoc1983

✍️: Miggy Jose
🖼️: Ian Manansala

15/12/2025

𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🎮🥗
𝟏𝟐.𝟏𝟓.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Hello, world! 💻 Presenting: Nashee! The kind of person who stands out at ease, always calm and confident. Tomboy at heart 👩🏻‍❤️‍👩🏻, effortlessly pretty 😍, and easy to be around 🤗. These genes are calm within and out! 👉🌈

Whether she’s choosing good food or loading into another game, she’s always locked in 🥗🎮. Snacks planned, energy steady, reflexes sharp, then it’s straight to Valorant 🔫 where the aim is clean, the plays are smart, and the clutch moments just happen. Fun, focused, and never doing too much 🔥.

Erm...actually!..☝️🤓...genetically speaking 🧬, Nashee’s built on regulation and expression. She knows when to stay lowkey and when to switch on, like genes responding to the right signals at the right time. Under pressure? No fret! These traits regulate, adapt, and perform well. Focus lang sa goals, G? 😉👾 That sums the fact that personalities aren’t static traits but responsive and always in sync with the environment. That's from our CHE-main Girlie here! 💯🌎

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞! 🎂🥳�Your GeneSoc family hopes that today was full of good food, good games, and good vibes only 🎉

🖼️: Miggy Jose
📝: Ian Manansala

11/12/2025

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐙 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 📡✨
𝟏𝟐.𝟏𝟎.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The dominant trait—the kind that shows up every single time because excellence is simply her default phenotype, Kertz in all behold of her personality and excellence! In any crowd, she’s the allele that expresses without even trying as with her sharp, organized, and impossible to overlook .

Her attention to detail? 👀 That’s her high-fidelity DNA polymerase! Always catching errors before they replicate. Her creativity and wit? 💅👩‍🎨 Those are her boosted gene variants that codes for innovation and just the right amount of sass. 💯 And her fiery passion? Definitely an overexpressed gene, producing nonstop brilliance, baby! 🔥

But what truly sets her apart is her role as a big-sis gene, like a regulatory element that keeps the whole of us in balance, the enhancer region that amplifies everyone’s potential, the stabilizing factor ensuring everything stays A-OK.
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Wherever Kertz is, the environment shifts; mood improves, systems align, and the whole population thrives. ✨

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐳! 🧬💛 Your GeneSoc family wishes you to keep radiating like the most beautifully expressed gene in our genome!

✍️: Miggy Jose
🖼️: Lori Panizal

06/12/2025

𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🤩✨
𝟏𝟐.𝟎𝟔.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

If personality had a genome, ECO would be our recessive gene, quiet, and lowkey, but once expressed he becomes everyone’s favorite allele 🧬💛. Even with his shy and timid phenotype, he somehow triggers a positive reaction, acting like a protective gene that keeps the whole group emotionally stable and balanced. His presence is calm, subtle, but proven to improve overall mood homeostasis.

Just like a glowing 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗶, he stays in the corners, but lights up the whole room when he smiles✨. And just like the lyric, “𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳,” he radiates in ways everyone else can clearly feel!

May this year bring joy, steady growth, and all the brightness you deserve. Keep being the gene that keeps our whole 𝗘𝗖𝗢system steady, inspired, and glowing ✨🍃

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐄𝐂𝐎! 🫶🧬💛

✍️: Ian Manansala
🖼️: Miggy Jose

30/11/2025

𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗'𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬! ✍️🌟

This year, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 comes back again as our yearly outreach program since 2007, conducted in partnership with Hope Intervention Center in Calamba City—the first special education center in CALABARZON. As an organization dedicated to promoting the science of Genetics in socially meaningful ways, we recognize the importance of supporting institutions like Hope, which provide children with autism and related developmental disabilities their rightful access to education.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢? 🫵💭

You can contribute school supplies like coloring/story books, crayons, pencils, erasers, and plastic envelopes; food items such as powdered milk, rice, canned goods, noodles, and eggs; as well as hygiene essentials like alcohol and bar soap. Printing supplies such as short bond paper are also welcome.

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘? 🫂🧩

In the spirit of community service, GeneSoc, we are welcome to monetary and in-kind donations.
🔹 Monetary donations: December 7, 2025 (Sunday)
🔸 In-kind donations: December 10, 2025 (Wednesday)

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸: Andrei Enrico San Diego 1897 2050 80
𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗽𝗮𝗹: Angel Reign Casipe arcasipe@gmail.com
𝗚𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵: Angel Reign Casipe 09766667147
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻-𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, contact us at genesoc.outreach@gmail.com. We are open to receiving children’s toys, books, snacks, hygiene kits, face masks, alcohol, and other equipment you can provide. 🤗💗

For inquiries, you may contact our Outreach Committee Head, Christine Sibayan or email genesoc.outreach@gmail.com.

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲—𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 💙
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25/11/2025

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐈𝐘𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🤩❤️
𝟏𝟏.𝟐𝟓.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

If music were a person, it would be lya as her name stands for "𝙄-𝙔𝘼'𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮" because everyone is lifted, happier, and radiant with her around 😝✨

Today, you are the main character💃. The stage stops and the spotlight shines right to you🎶✨! Just like Gabriella Montez, 𝑰𝒚𝒂 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓💓

She is the 𝑫𝑵𝑨 with a 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 as her care acts like gene therapy for our moods. Healing and uplifting💙. The ultimate source of warmth and guidance for every member, and somehow does all of this while still looking effortlessly stunning😍👜

May your year be amplified with joy, love, and endless laughter. Keep being the gene that makes all our traits shine brighter🪩🌟

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑫𝒂𝒚, 𝑰𝒚𝒂!🫶

✍️: Ley Buising
🖼️: Ian Manansala

24/11/2025

Stay tuned—you might just be tonight’s lucky gene mutation! 😌🧬

22/11/2025

𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐓! Unlocking 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 before the game ends... One last 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓭! 🎲🎯

𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐈𝐎 𝟑𝟎 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 ♟️, 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐈𝐎 𝟑𝟎 𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒❗️

Having trouble deciding on your next move? Secure that winning edge for the 3RD BIO 30 Exam as 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 hosts another 𝗕𝗜𝗢 𝟯𝟬 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 this 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 from 𝟲:𝟯𝟬-𝟵:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 at the 𝗜𝗪𝗘𝗣 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 of IWEP Wing A. With the help of our lecturer, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐚. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐞ñ𝐨𝐥, we’ll navigate key concepts and high-yield topics from 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 to 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 to help you build a smarter game plan. 🧠🧩

Prepare yourselves as we offer a 𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓽 of materials including 𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌𝐒 to equip your preparation and boost your game-changing moves! Register now through the link provided or on the QR code below!

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While we'll accept walk-ins for the tutorial, those who register through this link will receive additional materials for their own use.

For any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨 (genesoceduc@gmail.com) or send a message to any of our social media accounts ().

𝑆𝑒𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒! 📝

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🖼️: Lori Panizal
📝: Cla Alumaga

21/11/2025

𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗽 ‘𝗰𝗼𝘇 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱! 🏁

For our last strategic tip this 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 2025 we’re going to talk about one of the biggest scientific mysteries 👤🔮- 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚜 ! 🦠

Viruses are barely considered to be a living organism because they may contain the genetic material to evolve, but the absence of cellular structures and metabolic processes makes them their unique marks that challenge the scientific community of what it means to be “living”.

So what do you think? Are viruses alive or not? 🤔💭 Check out this infographic below to decode its mystery! 👇🧬

Don’t miss out on the final stretch of Genetics Week and follow our pages to stay updated!

𝗙𝗕: The UPLB Genetics Society
𝗜𝗚: instagram.com/genesoc1983
𝗫/𝗧𝗪𝗧: x.com/GeneSoc1983

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🖼️: Ian Manansala
📝: Sheena Gaudia
🧠: James Yap

21/11/2025

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟓 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊... 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦! 🎲🧬

In the game of survival, bacteria don’t play fair. They are making 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 like trading genes, mutating, and even compensate for fitness costs, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚. 🎯 One of those mind-blowing strategies is 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞!

Antibiotic resistance genes are present in most pathogenic bacteria’s plasmids. These genes can be transferred through horizontal gene transfer with modes including conjugation, transformation, and transduction; or through vertical gene transfer. However, these genes also have a pleiotropic effect where its mutation affects seemingly unrelated traits, consequently affecting their fitness. 💪🏼

Check the infographic below to aid you in your strategic plans, but don’t let other players know! Want more secrets? Let’s get connected through our socials!

𝗙𝗕: The UPLB Genetics Society
𝗜𝗚: instagram.com/genesoc1983
𝗫/𝗧𝗪𝗧: x.com/GeneSoc1983

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🖼️: Elai Pua
📝: Cla Alumaga
🧠: Jared Santiago

21/11/2025

As the game nears its end, let us look back to the time of its beginning and becoming. 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙡𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙨 …🎬🎞️

Last November 17, 2025, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 welcomed students and faculty to the opening of Genetics Week 2025 Exhibit titled, “𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲’𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀,” at the 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗪𝗘𝗣. The exhibit runs from November 17-21 this year.

This event is a collaborative effort of all the resident members, led by the Projects Committee and Education Committee. The design is primarily inspired by board games, where, just like in evolution, everyone starts at one origin, but takes on different paths as the game progresses. It highlights the role of genetics and how in the game of life, both fitness and chance drive survival. ♟️🎰

Aside from its colorful, fun, and game-inspired design, the exhibit features educational posters about evolutionary genetics prepared by resident members; posters and flyers from Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH) about the importance of folic acid awareness, newborn screening, rare disease awareness, and preconception health; and the newest issue of GENEWS, the official publication of GeneSoc. Moreover, it features information about our organization, members, and our various activities throughout the years. Ultimately, it aims to promote the appreciation of the science of Genetics in the university.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 would like to express its gratitude to all who dedicated their time to read and engage with our exhibit. The impact of this initiative is what makes our efforts truly meaningful.

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🖼️: Ian Manansala
📝: Cla Alumaga

21/11/2025

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝗼𝗳 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!🧬📰

As we reach the last turn in the celebration of this year’s Genetics Week with the theme: 𝗖𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬, let us revisit the earliest chapters of life’s history, tracing the molecular milestones that shaped the world we know today.

Read about the recent breakthroughs on Huntington’s Disease🦠. Review recent studies that trace genetic lineages and uncover deeper timelines of species evolution🔬. Understand recent patterns of dengue virus circulation in the Philippines and the genetic insights guiding public health responses and more!🦟

Read about the experiences and leadership development of GeneSoc representatives during the VYLH leadership camp⛺. Meet the newest additions to our gene pool—𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨𝐧! 🧬

https://uplbgenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/chronogenesis-story-of-lifes-beginning.html

You can also access each article in uplbgenews.blogspot.com! As we turn each page, may this publication remind us of the continuous journey of scientific inquiry, and the many possibilities that open when we follow the path of knowledge. 🧬✨

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