Posts Tagged ‘ golgi apparatus ’

We have more in common than meets the eye – human and plant cells

February 10, 2012
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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 animal and a plant cell. “Over there you can see the world’s largest mitochondrion. Few people know that it was the inspiration for the Michelin man…” I hope that these videos will not only show you how complex and fascinating cells are, but also how much similarities there are between animal and plant cells. Cells rock!

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Faces of Plant Cell Biology: Dr Petra Boevink

February 7, 2012
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Faces of Plant Cell Biology: Dr Petra Boevink

If someone asked me about the three most important papers which my research is based on, I might have to think for a minute or so about two of them. But my choice for the third one (or first one, if you wish) would be very clear: “Boevink et al. 1998!”   Petra Boevink, Karl Oparka, Simon Santa Cruz, Barry Martin, Alan Betteridge, Chris Hawes (1998). “Stacks on tracks: the plant Golgi apparatus travels on an actin/ER network”. Plant Journal 15(3): 441-447.               In this study the researchers linked green fluorescent protein (GFP)...

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Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2011
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Merry Christmas!

It’s the 24th December and the advent calendar has come to an end. I hope that you enjoyed it. I will be back in January to blog about plants, cells and science. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and an amazing year 2012! Anne Wallpaper 1600×1200. Wallpaper 2560×1600.

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Cells, coffee beans, sperm and a mouse party – and it’s all interactive!

May 8, 2011
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Cells, coffee beans, sperm and a mouse party – and it’s all interactive!

Do you have ten minutes to spare and would like to learn how to extract DNA or perform a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a virtual lab? Or maybe explore the inside of a cell and learn more about the functions of cellular components? The Genetic Science Learning Center has put together a fantastic interactive website with tons of learning resources, which are not only suitable for budding geneticists but really for everyone who would like to know more about the basics of genetics, molecular biology and cells. I had a lot of fun with this interactive model of...

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“If You Move I Will Follow – The Organelle Love Song”

April 27, 2011
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“If You Move I Will Follow – The Organelle Love Song”

Have you already seen our new music video about laser tweezers? Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/lasertweezers This video is the result of a collaboration between the Plant Cell Biology Group at Oxford Brookes University and the Oxfordshire musician Cyrus Mower. It shows optical trapping of Golgi bodies in living Arabidopsis leaf cells. Please feel free to download the movie file on our website to show in lectures, presentations, lessons etc. Links: Plant Cell Biology at Oxford Brookes University: http://www.brookes.ac.uk/plant_endomembrane Plant Cell Biology at Wageningen University: http://www.pcb.wur.nl/UK/ In plant cells, the Golgi apparatus consists of many small stacks (Golgi bodies), which move...

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“Sweet Home Apparatus – The ultimate Golgi music video”

April 27, 2011
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“Sweet Home Apparatus – The ultimate Golgi music video”

“I love the Golgi apparatus”…if you love the Golgi apparatus too, you should listen to this song – you won’t get it out of your head afterwards, promise! This video is a collaboration between the Plant Endomembrane Research Group at Oxford Brookes University (UK) and the band “Professor Science”. We are interested in the function and organisation of the plant secretory pathway and use a lot of confocal laser scanning/electron microscopy to take a closer look at our plant cells. When we discovered David Mansfield’s song “Sweet Home Apparatus” online, we thought that the combination between his song about...

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