Recently, Newport primary school hosted a science week for its pupils (March 17th to the 21st). The pupils learned from a diverse team of experts representing many of the Centres at The University of Dundee including the MRC Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU), The Centre for Dermatology and Genetic Medicine (DGEM) and College of Life Sciences (CLS). Leading the effort during this week were Deena Leslie Pedrioli (DGEM), Patrick Pedrioli (MRC-PPU), and Thimo Kurz (MRC-PPU) who were joined by several like-minded and equally enthusiastic PhD students and postdoctoral fellows: Vikas Hegde, Dun Jack Fu, Louise Stanley, Kamila Chughtai, Stella Ritorto, Kshitiz Tyagi, Van Kelly, Craig MacKay, Anna Kelner, Katharina Schleicher, and Erin Hardee. Together, they exposed pupils to a number of activities that enabled the children to experience first-hand what it is like to work in a biology lab. These included peering through the lens of a microscope in an effort to visualize the world beyond the naked eye and exploring the world of microbes around them by culturing microbes from both their handprints and objects around their classroom. Students also expanded their understanding of the biology of cells, and ultimately tissues, by building different cells out of Play-Doh. A picture is worth a thousand words and as one can see, the event was a hit, attended by over 200 students. The scientific team received many interesting questions and insightful observations during their visit. One particular interaction occurred after Dr. Pedrioli explained disease-causing mutation when a young student very astutely commented "So the cell is like a city and sometimes somebody breaks the law!" Ultimately, the pupils had a wonderful time and The University of Dundee may well expect to have some burgeoning young local scientists gracing their labs in a few years' time!