なぜおさとうはあまくて、レモンはすっぱいのでしょう？「あまい」「すっぱい」などのたべものの味が、実はミラクルフルーツという果物からとりだした特別なせいぶんを使うと変わってしまします。一体どのような味にかわるのでしょうか？この企画では、「味」をつくっている私達の体にひそむひみつにせまります。

プログラムのポイント
✔英語で最先端のサイエンスを学んでいきます。
✔味以外にも身近なものを「感じる」仕組みを一緒に考えていきます。
✔日本やアメリカ、国籍の様々な講師たち実験に取り組み、サイエンスの楽しさを感じてもらえます！

＜企画概要＞

日程	2018年7月25日（水）　13:00〜15:00（2時間）
対象	小学3~6年生（対象外の学年のお子さんも応相談。お問い合わせください）
募集人数	12名
場所	東京都新宿区下宮比町1-4 飯田橋御幸ビル4階（飯田橋駅徒歩3分）株式会社リバネス 知識創業研究センター Biotech Lab
費用	5000円/人
お申込み	イベントレジスト

ご参加お待ちしております。

お問合せ：TEL 03-5227-4198（担当：井上 [email protected]）

(English explanation is following; )

Let’s discover the hidden molecules behind taste and how to change them using miraculin, a special protein from the S. dulcificum berry.

Why is sugar sweet and lemon sour? Normally, molecules like sugar touch our tongue and turn special “sweet” receptors on. This makes the sensation of “sweetness” in our brains. But, the miraculin molecule has a special power. It changes shape when it turns on the receptor. What will happen to our sense of taste? Let’s use the Miraculin berry to discover how molecules from the outside world turn on different receptors in our bodies to make sensations like taste.

Later, we’ll learn about how scientists visualize the way molecules talk to receptors. We’ll try out a few of these methods ourselves as we begin to discover the whole hidden world of molecules within our bodies everyday!

 

Highlights of the program

• Learn about advanced molecular biology in English
• Be curious about how everyday sensations like taste are made
• Practice working with an international team of scientists

 

Logistics

Date and time:	Wednesday, July 25, 2018 13:00 to 15:00 (2 hours)
participants:	Elementary school 3rd to 6th graders (recommended)
Capacity:	12 people
place:	4th Floor, Iidabashi-Miyuki Building No. 1 No. 4 Shimogi-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0822 (Access here is https://lne.st/about-us/access/ )
cost:	5000 yen / person
Application:	Please fill out this form

*This program will be done in English with Japanese support available.

Program Flow

• How does taste work? (Introduction to molecules & receptors)
  • Experiment: Students design their own hypotheses and taste experiments, discuss outcomes, present findings
• How do we visualize molecules and receptors talking to each other?
  • Let’s try out some computer programs that scientists use!
• Big picture: Why do we study this molecular world?
  • Discovering hidden world of perception

Inquiries:

TEL 03-5227-4198 (Contact: Inoue [email protected] )