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Category: Cells
We have more in common than meets the eye – human and plant cells
It’s Friday and therefore I present you with two beautiful animations about the inner workings of a cell. Bring a packed lunch, your camera and a big bag of excitement and hop on the tour bus guiding you through an…
Apoptosis as you have never seen it before
Apoptosis is a mechanism in which death of an unhealthy cell is initiated and orchestrated through a tightly controlled molecular cascade. The steps of this cascade are visualised in this video. Drew Berry, who created the stunning animation, says: “The…
Expedition into Cellular Landscapes
Have you ever wondered how things might look like inside your body, inside every tiny cell? Check out these stunning photo-realistic and interactive rendered “Cellular Landscapes” by Cell Signaling Technology. The image above shows the cellular landscape around a mitochondrion,…
What are the parts of a cell? Even a friendly alien could understand this!
The Khan Academy is on a mission to provide free online educational resources for everyone, no matter if you are a student, teacher or “a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology”. With over 2700…
Mitosis in a Winter Wonderland
The Plant Cell Biology Advent Calendar – 1st December
I thought it would be a fun experiment to try and put together a Plant Cell Biology Advent Calendar, with christmas-sy entries related to plants, cells, biology or science! I am not entirely sure yet if I will manage to…
The Vacuole Song
Our new science music video is online! This video is a collaboration between plant cell biologists at Oxford Brookes University, the University of Warwick and the musician Cyrus Mower. We love plant organelles and we want to share our passion…
Cell-o-ween: wear something different for Halloween!
Halloween is approaching quickly and if you don’t have a costume yet and love science, why not come up with something completely different? Here are some ideas: 1) Green fluorescent protein Green fluorescent protein (or short, GFP) glows brightly in…
Sushi Cell
Check out this amazing Sushi Cell by “Scientist In Training”! The kidney beans are mitochondria, the Golgi bodies are made from spam and rice resembles the cytoplasm. I am hungry now!
Cell Wars
Did you know that the 21st of May is Talk Like Yoday Day? If unsure how to speak like yoda you are, this neat website try. Paste your text in the box and, translate it for you, will it! Yeesssssss.…
Parts of a Plant Cell
YouTube user mrspereiraclass uploaded this very nice animation which explains the parts of a plant cell and the functions of specialised cells in different parts of the whole plant.