CRG takes part in the Ladera Sur Festival for the first time with family workshops
Microscopy, Antarctic-themed games and curious questions brought science closer to children and adults
For the first time, the Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (CRG) participated in the third Ladera Sur Festival, one of the country’s most important gatherings on nature and conservation. Its contribution included an interactive space designed for families, where science became play, learning and shared wonder.
Visitors were able to observe the microscopic world, discover how researchers study the invisible life around us and take part in games inspired by Antarctic research on viruses and bacteria, a field in which Chile has played a leading role.
Children and adults asked curious questions answered by the scientific team and joined a participatory workshop that sparked their imagination and enthusiasm for biology.
“Science enables us to learn, and learning helps us conserve. That was the invitation we brought to the festival: to look at the small in order to understand the large,” said Daly Noll, a researcher affiliated with IM-CRG.
Whole families enthusiastically welcomed the experience, finding in the workshops a place to learn together and a reminder that curiosity is the first step towards caring for biodiversity.
