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ArticleCBE life sciences education2026

VENOMventure, an Immersive Escape-Style Game, Teaches Families the Foundations of Phylogenetics.

Anastasia Thanukos, Teresa MacDonald, Claire Quimby, Lisa D White

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Article in CBE life sciences education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Anastasia ThanukosUniversity of California Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720.
Teresa MacDonaldKU Natural History Museum (part of the Biodiversity Institute), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Claire QuimbyRockman et al Cooperative, Bloomington, IN, 47403.
Lisa D WhiteUniversity of California Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720.

Funding

STEM Escape: Immersing urban and rural families in a biomedical mysteryR25GM132971 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI WHITE, LISA DIANE · 2019 to 2023
$1.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM132971
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phylogenetics is an essential component of science literacy, but research demonstrates the challenges of interpreting evolutionary trees. While a variety of classroom interventions have been shown effective in this field, the potential of educational games is underexplored. We investigate the efficacy of an escape-style game for teaching tree-thinking skills. VENOMventure immerses English- and Spanish-speaking families with kids ages 8 years and up in a biomedical mystery during a 30-45-min game. Participants (

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FamilyPhylogenyTeachingChildFemaleHumansLearning

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PMID41770893
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