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**Author:** [@GN](https://metastudio.org/u/GN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/coool-stem-games/7 "2019-05-09T07:32:59Z")
STEM Games Download the PDF file for reading an introduction of STEMGames offline! This is a platform for Collaborative Open Online and Ongoing Learning (COOOL) through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathem… --- ## [👆 From Henna Marks to Skeletal Proportions: Unpacking Today’s CUBE ChatShaala Discoveries](https://metastudio.org/t/from-henna-marks-to-skeletal-proportions-unpacking-today-s-cube-chatshaala-discoveries/17365)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/from-henna-marks-to-skeletal-proportions-unpacking-today-s-cube-chatshaala-discoveries/17365 "2026-09-17T16:45:53Z")
:magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary The CUBE Chatshaala session on September 17, 2026, brought together participants including Sailekshmi, Kiran, Diya, Raina Sayyed, Riya Sakat, Vatshla Sin… --- ## [🔬 Decoding Drosophila: Life Cycles, Model Systems, and Developmental Biology](https://metastudio.org/t/decoding-drosophila-life-cycles-model-systems-and-developmental-biology/17360)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/decoding-drosophila-life-cycles-model-systems-and-developmental-biology/17360 "2026-09-16T17:00:00Z")
:magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary During today’s session on 16th septmber 2026, the discussion focused on the developmental biology and life history traits of the fruit fly (Drosophila me… --- ## [🪰 Deciphering \*Drosophila\*: Observations, Preference Tests, and Anatomical Truths at CUBE ChatShaala](https://metastudio.org/t/deciphering-drosophila-observations-preference-tests-and-anatomical-truths-at-cube-chatshaala/17356)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/deciphering-drosophila-observations-preference-tests-and-anatomical-truths-at-cube-chatshaala/17356 "2026-09-15T17:12:09Z")
:magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Date: September 15, 2026 Key Participants: Prof. MC Arunan (B Desai Road, Mumbai), Sailekshmi, Niharika Baghari, Kiran Varma, Kiran, Vatshla Singh, Yukt… --- ## [Planes and magnus effect?](https://metastudio.org/t/planes-and-magnus-effect/13031)
**Author:** [@Siddharth7950](https://metastudio.org/u/Siddharth7950)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/planes-and-magnus-effect/13031 "2026-09-14T18:18:02Z")
Have you ever heard of magnus effect? If yes, then have you ever heard of planes flying without wings but with magnus effect? :thinking: No no I am not joking :sweat\_smile: It’s true :blush: Today you are going to com… --- ## [🌺 Unlocking the Hibiscus Mystery: Do Cuttings Hide a Seed-Bearing Secret?](https://metastudio.org/t/unlocking-the-hibiscus-mystery-do-cuttings-hide-a-seed-bearing-secret/17351)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/unlocking-the-hibiscus-mystery-do-cuttings-hide-a-seed-bearing-secret/17351 "2026-09-14T16:45:27Z")
:magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left: CUBE ChatShaala - Discussion Summary The CUBE ChatShaala session, held on September 14, 2026, focused mainly on answering the central research question: “Does Hibiscus produce seeds?”. Part… --- ## [🌿 Unraveling Plant Genetics: From Floral Anatomy to Molecular Fingerprinting](https://metastudio.org/t/unraveling-plant-genetics-from-floral-anatomy-to-molecular-fingerprinting/17347)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/unraveling-plant-genetics-from-floral-anatomy-to-molecular-fingerprinting/17347 "2026-09-13T17:01:06Z")
CUBE ChatShaala - Discussion Summary The CUBE ChatShaala session held on September 13, 2026, brought together active participants including Sailekshmi, Arunan MC, Yukti Manral, Niharika Baghari, Vatshla Singh, Akshada Na… --- ## [😷 Decoding the Cold: Immune Memory and Pathogen Complexity](https://metastudio.org/t/decoding-the-cold-immune-memory-and-pathogen-complexity/17340)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/decoding-the-cold-immune-memory-and-pathogen-complexity/17340 "2026-09-11T16:55:48Z")
:microscope:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Date: 11th September 2026 During today’s CUBE ChatShaala session, participants examined the immune system’s specific response to pathogens, using the common cold as a cen… --- ## [🔬 Viral Frontiers: Unpacking Immunity and Rhinovirus Dynamics](https://metastudio.org/t/viral-frontiers-unpacking-immunity-and-rhinovirus-dynamics/17333)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/viral-frontiers-unpacking-immunity-and-rhinovirus-dynamics/17333 "2026-09-10T16:47:00Z")
:magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left: CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Date: 10th September 2026 During today’s CUBE Chatshaala session on Microbiology and Immunology, participants examined how host defense mechanisms inte… --- ## [🥛 Decoding the Science of Fermentation and the Dynamics of Peer Review](https://metastudio.org/t/decoding-the-science-of-fermentation-and-the-dynamics-of-peer-review/17327)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/decoding-the-science-of-fermentation-and-the-dynamics-of-peer-review/17327 "2026-09-09T16:57:52Z")
:test\_tube: CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Date : 09th September 2026 The session focused on the physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms that govern curd formation, comparing traditional fermentation with ch… --- ## [🥭 Mapping the Mango Matrix: Biogeography and Cultivar Diversity Across India](https://metastudio.org/t/mapping-the-mango-matrix-biogeography-and-cultivar-diversity-across-india/17322)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/mapping-the-mango-matrix-biogeography-and-cultivar-diversity-across-india/17322 "2026-09-08T16:45:32Z")
:world\_map:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Date: 8th September 2026 During today’s CUBE Chatshaala meeting, participants worked together to examine the spatial distribution and diversity of mango varieties (Mangife… --- ## [😣 Why Does This Bitter Little Gourd Grow Where It Shouldn't?](https://metastudio.org/t/why-does-this-bitter-little-gourd-grow-where-it-shouldnt/17317)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/why-does-this-bitter-little-gourd-grow-where-it-shouldnt/17317 "2026-09-07T16:36:51Z")
:microscope:CUBE Chatshaala – Discussion Summary Date : 7th September 2026 Title: Exploring the Spine Gourd and India’s Monsoon Patterns: A ChatShaala Field Report Today’s ChatShaala session began with Yukti Manral sha… --- ## [🌱 Science vs Illusion: What Bamboo Taught Us About Trusting Sources](https://metastudio.org/t/science-vs-illusion-what-bamboo-taught-us-about-trusting-sources/17312)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/science-vs-illusion-what-bamboo-taught-us-about-trusting-sources/17312 "2026-09-06T16:53:37Z")
:globe\_with\_meridians: CUBE ChatShaala - Discussion Summary The CUBE ChatShaala session on September 6, 2026, brought together participants from across India to explore biological diversity, local research initiatives, a… --- ## [🧧 Honoring the Mentors of Inquiry: Bridging Biology and Pedagogy on Teacher's Day](https://metastudio.org/t/honoring-the-mentors-of-inquiry-bridging-biology-and-pedagogy-on-teachers-day/17308)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/honoring-the-mentors-of-inquiry-bridging-biology-and-pedagogy-on-teachers-day/17308 "2026-09-05T16:52:37Z")
:microscope:CUBE ChatShaala - Discussion Summary During today’s special Teacher’s Day session on September 5, 2026, the CUBE ChatShaala discussion focused on Niharika defining the core distinctions between foundational b… --- ## [💅 Unraveling the Rhythm of Growth: Hormones, Nails, and Homelab Science](https://metastudio.org/t/unraveling-the-rhythm-of-growth-hormones-nails-and-homelab-science/17304)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/unraveling-the-rhythm-of-growth-hormones-nails-and-homelab-science/17304 "2026-09-04T16:57:42Z")
:microscope:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary The CUBE Chatshaala session on September 4, 2026, brought together citizen science researchers to discuss home laboratory investigations and formulate testable biological … --- ## [🥛 Unraveling Sugars & Roots: Key Insights from CUBE ChatShaala](https://metastudio.org/t/unraveling-sugars-roots-key-insights-from-cube-chatshaala/17300)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/unraveling-sugars-roots-key-insights-from-cube-chatshaala/17300 "2026-09-03T16:37:58Z")
:microscope: CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary During today’s CUBE Chatshaala session on September 3, 2026, the discussion centered on Niharika’s Homelab Experiments based in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The primary focus … --- ## [🥛 From Curd Jars to Pea Plants: A ChatShaala Genetics Detour](https://metastudio.org/t/from-curd-jars-to-pea-plants-a-chatshaala-genetics-detour/17296)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/from-curd-jars-to-pea-plants-a-chatshaala-genetics-detour/17296 "2026-09-02T16:46:15Z")
:microscope:CUBE ChatShaala - Discussion Summary Date: 2nd September 2026 Today’s ChatShaala session opened with a practical proposed by Sailekshmi centred on observing Lactobacillus under the microscope, with the broad… --- ## [🪰 Why Won't the Flies Come? A CUBE Investigation](https://metastudio.org/t/why-wont-the-flies-come-a-cube-investigation/17292)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/why-wont-the-flies-come-a-cube-investigation/17292 "2026-09-01T16:41:05Z")
:microscope: CUBE ChatShaala - Discussion Summary Date: 1st September 2026 Today’s CUBE ChatShaala session centred on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, and its extraordinary standing as one of biology’s most produ… --- ## [🪰 One Fly: The Science of Drosophila as a Model Organism](https://metastudio.org/t/one-fly-the-science-of-drosophila-as-a-model-organism/17286)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/one-fly-the-science-of-drosophila-as-a-model-organism/17286 "2026-08-31T16:36:47Z")
:microscope: CUBE ChatShaala – Discussion Summary Date: 31st August 2026 Today’s session brought together a lively group of participants, centred on the humble fruit fly and its outsized importance to biology. Sailekshm… --- ## [What Happens When You Chemically Shock Milk?,, Using Vinegar, Lemon and LACTIC ACID](https://metastudio.org/t/what-happens-when-you-chemically-shock-milk-using-vinegar-lemon-and-lactic-acid/17285)
**Author:** [@KiranKalakotiR](https://metastudio.org/u/KiranKalakotiR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/what-happens-when-you-chemically-shock-milk-using-vinegar-lemon-and-lactic-acid/17285 "2026-08-31T14:40:42Z")
What happens when we add lemon juice to milk? Since lemon contains citric acid, does it form something different from the curd obtained by adding vinegar, which contains acetic acid? And what if WE ADD LACTIC ACID T… --- ## [Smart Crow](https://metastudio.org/t/smart-crow/11960)
**Author:** [@Priti\_Kanade](https://metastudio.org/u/Priti_Kanade)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/smart-crow/11960 "2026-08-30T15:15:10Z")
The crow is one of the smartest birds I have seen so far. It can drive away a group of monkeys while it can also devise strategy to find food. The first image was captured on 20.4.21 wherein the crow is not able to ent… --- ## [🌱 Unpacking the Hidden Story of a Pollen Grain](https://metastudio.org/t/unpacking-the-hidden-story-of-a-pollen-grain/17266)
**Author:** [@Niharika\_00](https://metastudio.org/u/Niharika_00)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/unpacking-the-hidden-story-of-a-pollen-grain/17266 "2026-08-26T17:01:44Z")
:seedling: CUBE CHATSHAALA — 26 AUGUST 2026 :microscope: From an Instagram Post to the Hidden Journey of a Pollen Grain :teacher: WHITEBOARD SUMMARY :speech\_balloon: HOW DID TODAY’S DISCUSSION BEGIN? Today’s CUBE Chatsha… --- ## [🧅 From Root Tip to Biosensor: Tracing the Many Lives of an Onion Cell](https://metastudio.org/t/from-root-tip-to-biosensor-tracing-the-many-lives-of-an-onion-cell/17253)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/from-root-tip-to-biosensor-tracing-the-many-lives-of-an-onion-cell/17253 "2026-08-24T17:09:11Z")
:petri\_dish: CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Today’s CUBE ChatShaala session, held on 24th August 2026, centered around Niharika’s ongoing CUBE HomeLab work in Kathayatbara, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, where she has bee… --- ## [🧅 Onions, Roots & Runaway Chromosomes: Cracking Mitosis One Slide at a Time](https://metastudio.org/t/onions-roots-runaway-chromosomes-cracking-mitosis-one-slide-at-a-time/17248)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/onions-roots-runaway-chromosomes-cracking-mitosis-one-slide-at-a-time/17248 "2026-08-23T17:10:05Z")
:petri\_dish: CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary The August 23, 2026 session of CUBE Chatshaala centred on the “Onion Root Tip HomeLab,” presented by Niharika, with the clearly stated aim of studying the stages of mitos… --- ## [🍄 From Onion Peel to Mycelium: How a Kitchen Mishap Cracked Open the World of Fungi](https://metastudio.org/t/from-onion-peel-to-mycelium-how-a-kitchen-mishap-cracked-open-the-world-of-fungi/17241)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/from-onion-peel-to-mycelium-how-a-kitchen-mishap-cracked-open-the-world-of-fungi/17241 "2026-08-22T16:53:12Z")
:magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_right: CUBE Chatshaala – Discussion Summary The August 22, 2026 session of CUBE Chatshaala opened with a familiar, everyday observation: an onion left sitting in the kitchen that had developed sm… --- ## [🧄 From Bread to Bulb: Tracking Black Mold with Lactophenol Cotton Blue](https://metastudio.org/t/from-bread-to-bulb-tracking-black-mold-with-lactophenol-cotton-blue/17236)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/from-bread-to-bulb-tracking-black-mold-with-lactophenol-cotton-blue/17236 "2026-08-21T17:01:52Z")
:petri\_dish: CUBE ChatShaala – Discussion Summary The August 21, 2026 session of CUBE ChatShaala brought the group back into the world of home microbiology, continuing a thread that had begun the previous day. Sailekshmi… --- ## [Veins of leaf](https://metastudio.org/t/veins-of-leaf/17231)
**Author:** [@Abhi0703](https://metastudio.org/u/Abhi0703)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/veins-of-leaf/17231 "2026-08-21T08:20:29Z")
--- ## [🍞 From Bread to Black Mold: Decoding the Homelab Fungal Frontier](https://metastudio.org/t/from-bread-to-black-mold-decoding-the-homelab-fungal-frontier/17228)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/from-bread-to-black-mold-decoding-the-homelab-fungal-frontier/17228 "2026-08-20T16:53:19Z")
:petri\_dish: CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary The August 20, 2026 session of CUBE Chatshaala, titled “Microbiology at our Homelab,” brought together ten participants (Sailekshmi, Manali Bhujade, Kiran, Niharika Bagha… --- ## [🦠 Cell Walls, Plasmids, and the Mechanics of Penicillin Resistance](https://metastudio.org/t/cell-walls-plasmids-and-the-mechanics-of-penicillin-resistance/17223)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/cell-walls-plasmids-and-the-mechanics-of-penicillin-resistance/17223 "2026-08-19T16:39:57Z")
:microscope:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Today’s ChatShaala session, held on 19th August 2026, opened with a warm welcome to two new participants joining the community for the first time. Shraddha, a second-year … --- ## [🧫 The Culture Shift: Decoding Microbes, Plasmids, and Penicillin at CUBE ChatShaala](https://metastudio.org/t/the-culture-shift-decoding-microbes-plasmids-and-penicillin-at-cube-chatshaala/17217)
**Author:** [@Sailekshmi](https://metastudio.org/u/Sailekshmi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/the-culture-shift-decoding-microbes-plasmids-and-penicillin-at-cube-chatshaala/17217 "2026-08-18T17:05:50Z")
:microscope:CUBE Chatshaala - Discussion Summary Date: 18th August 2026 The session centered around fundamental microbiological principles, focusing on culture media, microbial growth, structural biology, antibiotics, a… [Next page](https://metastudio.org/latest.md?page=1)