Ever since 4th grade, the world of biology has fascinated me. I had just begun to learn about the scientific method and was amazed at how easily it answered complicated questions. As I progressed through the elementary and middle school years, I learned more and more about how life functions at a microscopic and macroscopic level. Everything from the complexity of replicating genetic material to the random probability involved in evolution amazed me.
In high school, I learned about more intricate processes and phenomena that were present in various organisms. It was during these four years that my classmates began to lose interest in biology. When I asked my friends why this was the case, they complained that there were simply too many words to memorize and the information was boring and useless.
As I began my career in college, this lack of enthusiasm for biology was much more prevalent. People often said they preferred chemistry or physics because it, “made more sense”. At this point, I began to see that information was not the issue driving people away from the study of life but rather the delivery and application of this information.
I like to think of biology as the creative science. Just like the rigid laws of physics determine the nature of atoms and drive the flexible interactions studied in chemistry, the numerous laws of chemistry come together to from an imperceptibly complicated series of principles that create the field of biology. This is the perspective one should hold when teaching or learning about the school of life.
Attempting to categorize these principles into objective definitions that are taught individually results in an overwhelming slew of information that is discouraging to even the most riveted students. Through Bio Nuggets, I will take you on my journey to understand life on Earth through my own unique perspective.