Protein Channels game
Written by: Marcella Martos and Meredith Turnbough
Illustrated by: Dr. Biology and Sabine Deviche

When was the last time you folded a piece of paper to make a fun shape? Maybe you made a paper plane or tried origami to make a swan. Believe it or not, the building blocks inside your body also need to fold into the right shapes to work properly.

In Venom! you can build your own protein channel from paper. On the computer you can play the Venom! invader game and test your skills by battling scorpion venom. While you play and experiment you can also learn about proteins, the tiny building blocks that make all living things work.

Want to learn more? With the click of a mouse you can get into the science behind Venom in the Protein Science sections.


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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Venom!
  • Author(s): Marcella Martos, Meredith Turnbough
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: April 27, 2012
  • Date accessed: March 6, 2024
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/venom

APA Style

Marcella Martos, Meredith Turnbough. (2012, April 27). Venom!. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved March 6, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/venom

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Marcella Martos, Meredith Turnbough. "Venom!". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 27 April, 2012. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/venom

MLA 2017 Style

Marcella Martos, Meredith Turnbough. "Venom!". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 27 Apr 2012. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 6 Mar 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/venom

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
Scorpion and helicopter
Venom will test your skills battling a scorpion sting. Can you save the patient before they need to be flown off to urgent care?

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