Tristan Chiu

Major writer in Project STEM Articles.

Life is MUCH weirder than you think. (STEM)

Introduction The Earth is a special planet in the universe for a variety of reasons. The two most famous of these, of course, are the fact that the Earth has life and the immense variety of environments in which life thrives. Earth boasts an impressive portfolio of over 9 million different Eukaryotic Species (although only […]

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The DNA Movie Studio (Biometaphors)

DNA, otherwise formally known as Deoxyribonucleic Acid.  It’s one of the most important, unifying parts of biology (at least for biology on Earth) that almost everyone on Planet Earth is aware of. (Yes, I’m talking to YOU in particular. You know who you are.) Denying its crucial place in biology is like trying to convince

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If The Cell Was A House (Biometaphors)

Cells. No matter how bad you think you are at biology, you’ve almost definitely heard of cells. These are one of the most fundamental units in biology, but they can also prove to be some of the most complicated things that the universe has to offer. They’ve got dozens of different organelles that many of

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The Macromolecule Personality Test (BioMetaphors)

Proteins Biomolecules, but it’s a Friend Group   When someone says the word “biomolecule” to you, you might be quick to imagine some fancy science terms or some super-obscure diagram. You might think of some diverse field of study with lots of intricacies and complex concepts that you’ll never be able to understand. And it is

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