An idea to explore: Augmented reality and LEGO® brick modeling in the biochemistry and cell biology classroom-two tactile ways to teach biomolecular structure—Function
SwatiAgrawal,ShaneAustin
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Pub Date : 04/06/2023 00:00:00 , DOI:
10.1002/bmb.21734Abstract
We present here two accessible ways for enhanced understanding of complex biological structures and their function in undergraduate Biology and Biochemistry classrooms. These methods can be applied for in-class instruction as well as for remote lessons, as they are cheap, easily available and easy to implement. LEGO® bricks and MERGE CUBE based augmented reality can be applied to make three-dimensional representation for any structure available on PDB. We envisage these techniques to be useful for students when visualizing simple stereochemical problems or complex pathway interactions.