Bubble Mutations
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Find one big and one small clear vessel, fill with water and washing-up liquid. Blow as many bubbles as possible with a straw, seeing how fast you can fill them up.
This kitchen experiment was created by Alex and Melody. It helps us to understand that although over a lifetime we all have roughly the same number of mutations, a smaller animal (i.e. mouse) has them in a shorter period of time than a larger one (i.e. elephant), which may be why elephants live longer.
