biotech

Two young visitors interact with the Mindball exhibit
February 19, 2026

Put Your Mind to the Test in Hands-on Biotech This Spring!

Mindball invites guests to sit across from a partner, place sensors against their foreheads and attempt to move a small ball across a table—using only their brain activity.

April 17, 2025

All Aboard Bloodstream Submarine—Now Playing in the Planetarium

At the Lawrence Hall of Science, a different kind of Planetarium program is underway–one that explores inner space rather than outer space.

local sixth-grade teachers visit Bayer as part of The Lawrence's Exploring Biotech program
October 3, 2024

Students and Teachers Explore Cutting-Edge Biotechnology at The Lawrence and In Their Communities

When you think of biotechnology, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Medicine? Genetically modified plants? Biotech can be…

A boy using a microscope in the Hands-on Biotech exhibit
March 21, 2024

Paint by Numbers and Zoom in on Life in Hands-on Biotech

Visitors to The Lawrence can get an introduction to biotechnology and its current and potential uses in our Hands-on Biotech exhibit!

A student looks through a microscope

Exploring Biotech

The Lawrence’s Exploring Biotechnology program introduces middle schoolers to the powerful and locally relevant field of biotechnology.