# CUBE Discussions and Follow-ups, September 15th to 30th
**URL:** https://metastudio.org/t/cube-discussions-and-follow-ups-september-15th-to-30th/15425
**Category:** Periodic Reports
**Created:** [October 14, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/cube-discussions-and-follow-ups-september-15th-to-30th/15425 "2024-10-14T05:12:37Z")
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### Author:  [@Theertha](https://metastudio.org/u/Theertha)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/cube-discussions-and-follow-ups-september-15th-to-30th/15425/1 "2024-10-14T05:12:37Z")
**CUBE at the Conference:**
Arunan Sir received an invitation for Cubists to present a poster at NIRRH, and we collaboratively prepared the presentation just the night before.
Priti and Sakshi presented a spot presentation at NIRRH.
Akansha, Shahin, and others from Sophia College Mumbai, also participated in the conference.
> [@CUBE at NIRRCH 2024 (GATC)](https://metastudio.org/t/cube-at-nirrch-2024-gatc/15409):
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> Challenge: We got to know that we are presenting for the conference in Chatshaala! We were super nervous as we didn’t have any idea what are we going to do, how are we going to do… Power of Collaboration and Documentation : Cubists helped us in compiling data. Metastudio proved to be a great help. That’s the power of documenting Thus, we could make a presentation (instead of poster as one can edit ppt to streamline the flow) muscle:t2 On Day The Gene, Genetics an…
_Active CUBE Groups:_
CUBE Patna
CUBE SN Varakala
CUBE SN Chempazhanthy
CUBE Pamgarh
**Highlights of Chatshaala:**
1)Butterfly Model Systems: Butterflies select specific host plants for laying eggs, which serve as food for the caterpillars once they emerge. Research questions include: how butterflies sense host plants, as discussed by Sneha Mourya and others. We discussed about various receptors:
Chemoreceptors:
Taste: Gustatory receptors
Smell: Olfactory receptors
Touch: Thigmoreceptors
Heat: Thermoreceptors
Mechanical Stimulus: Mechanoreceptors
Light: Photoreceptors.
> [@Butterfly Modelsystem: Chatshaala discussions](https://metastudio.org/t/butterfly-modelsystem-chatshaala-discussions/15351/4):
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> Discussion was about the host plants of butterflies and comparison with other organisms What are the nectar feeding and larval host plants of Common mormon? @~Pratibha Maharana @Sakshi @~Smiti @~GTP and others . @Amirtha CUBE @Anusreee SN college can you please share the photos of all the lifecycle studies that you did using Common mormon ? Have you got male and female common mormon? @~…
2)Isolation of Soil Nematodes (C. elegans): Cubists are trying to isolate the soil nematode C. elegans from Indian soil. Amritha made this in her home lab in 2023, collaborating with Shalini, Batul, Sakshi, and others.
Methods we discussed:
Take 2 potato slices.
Add soil collected to the periphery of one potato slice (Test) and leave the other without soil (Control).
Add 2 drops of milk to the center of both slices to visualize the nematodes that emerge from the soil.
Replicates can also be conducted to confirm results.
> [@Isolation of Soil nematodes in Homelabs](https://metastudio.org/t/isolation-of-soil-nematodes-in-homelabs/15412):
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> Cubists are trying to isolate the soil nematode C. elegans from Indian soil. Methods: 1)Take 2 potato slices. 2)Add soil collected to the periphery of one potato slice (Test) and leave the other without soil (Control). 3)Add 2 drops of milk at the center of both slices to visualize the nematodes that come out of the soil toward the milk. 4)Repli…
3)Earthworm: From nematodes to earthworms: The primary question addressed was the food of earthworms and how to locate them in the soil.
Anjali, an 11th-grade student, made a tissue paper cup culture in her home lab. Bhagwati and Nidhi from Pamgarh have been culturing earthworms in their college.
> [@Earthworm Culture:Tissue paper Cup-Culture in Homelabs](https://metastudio.org/t/earthworm-culture-tissue-paper-cup-culture-in-homelabs/15413/2):
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> Anjali’s setup Following are the photos shared by Anjali,a 11th grade student from VARKALA, Shivagiri school, Kerala. Collected the Earthworms Date:20/9/2024 Time:4.37 Place : sivagiri varkala tvm Materials taken :bottel, tissue paper,a piece of cloth, scissor , and a thread . I cut the bottle and put some holes under the bottle, and it was filled with…
4)Snail: We discussed the anatomy of snails and compared it to that of earthworms. We also refered the Nobel Prize-winning work of Eric Kandel related to the response of touch in snail tentacles, as well as the olfactory senses of snails used to locate food.
> [@Snail :A developing model system for Neuroscience](https://metastudio.org/t/snail-a-developing-model-system-for-neuroscience/15414):
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> Snails How many of you saw snail in your place? Can we develop Snail as a potential model system? [IMG\_20241005\_130712] Poll done during Chatshaala sessions What parts does a snail have? [IMG\_20241005\_070812] [IMG-20240925-WA0043(1)] [IMG\_20241005\_070805] [IMG-20240924-WA0036] [IMG-20240926-WA0002(1)] [IMG-20240926-WA0001] [IMG-20240926-WA0000] We also discussed the Nobel Prize-winning work of Eric Kandel, which is connected to the response to touch in the tentacles of snails, as we…
5)Fruit Fly: Zaheda from Patna starts observing fruit flies in her home lab. We discussed their culture and food preferences in Chatshaala.
**Context to Curriculum:**
1)A key question raised was about the food of earthworms and how they digest cellulose as animals lack the cellulase enzyme. We also discussed how humans digest cellulose, including the biochemistry behind the structure of cellulose and its differences from starch and other organic molecules.
2)We discussed the homeotic mutations in fruitfly and compared them to double-layered hibiscus. Sailakshmi from SN Varkala found a photo of double-layered hibiscus, which we connected to two-winged fruit flies.
> [@Developmental Biology: Homeotic mutation in fruitfly Vs Hibiscus](https://metastudio.org/t/developmental-biology-homeotic-mutation-in-fruitfly-vs-hibiscus/15415):
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> [IMG-20240926-WA0059(1)] Homeotic Mutations in Fruit Flies and Hibiscus The two pairs of wings fruit fly results from a bithorax mutation in the third thoracic segment. Normally, fruit flies have one pair of wings from the second thoracic segment and one pair of halteres from the third. [IMG-20240926-WA0055(3)] In fruitflies, the second thoracic segment develops into wings, while the third segment develops into halteres. In contrast, the ultrabithorax mutation causes the third thoracic segm…
3)We discussed the biochemistry involved in the decay of organic matter.
_TINKE Moments:_
1)Pyruvate having a vinegar smell
2)Double-layered hibiscus and reduced stamen in hibiscus.
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### Author:  [@Theertha](https://metastudio.org/u/Theertha)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/cube-discussions-and-follow-ups-september-15th-to-30th/15425/2 "2024-10-14T05:16:14Z")
Group photographs of the participants
