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a very impressive 8 minute animation created for Harvard's Molecular & Cellular Biology program that "transports Harvard Biology undergraduate students into a three-dimensional journey through the microscopic world of a cell". the animation illustrates the mechanisms that allow a white blood cell to sense its surroundings & respond to an external stimulus.
see also cell evolution infographics & biochemical pathways map.
[links: (press release) & (large size video)|via ]
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Amazing, depressing, deep. All at the same time.. Don't know what to think. I love it. Thanks.
when i was a child, there was an animated series about "how the body works", all with small characters inside the body
including the inside of a cell
i wish i could find a picture (well i could, it would take a few weeks to get the dvds from a friend ;) )
but here's the intro (with cheesy music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxdUEvuYE4E
I saw this on my husband's computer, it is amazing and wonderous what one can create via computer imaging. My kids just loved the phantasmagorical walking cell bit. They took the web site to school to show their science teachers. Unfortunately, I can't get it to play on my computer, frustrating. Can any one help.
WOW!!!
Very nice indeed
Neither of the websites have the full eight minutes. Each is only three minutes long. But it's still a very good video! ^_^
wow, our bio teacher made us write a narration for this video, it was kind of cool
wow!!! that is so cool you have to make another. you guys did a finominal job on this keep up the great work!!! wow!!!
Amazing. It shows that there is an outstanding amount of structure and design in this world. What wonderful evidence for a creator.
Tom Marchant said...
"What wonderful evidence for a creator"
and I say...
OK, and this creator that has such great knowledge to design complex cell biology - Who created this creator?
wow it is just amazing how all of this is going on inside me right now as i type this!! i also think this is an absolutely amazing video and i loved the feet carrying the protein sack.
No wonder my body needs 6-8 glasses of water daily. With all this activity, the little cell "creatures" will surely get thirsty.
For a full description of the cellular processes in this clip there is a version will voiceover at:
http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/media.html
Awesome video... going to show it to the advanced cell and molecular class at school. P.S. those feet pulling the organelle actually exist in the cell! (Either Kinesin or Dyenin transport molecule)
yes your talking about dynein here is more info on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynein
sam
If you're interested, I posted a detailed explanation of the movie here: http://www.sciencechatforum.com/bulletin/viewtopic.php?t=2646
To Tom Marchant...
The Creator/God is the uncreated, intelligent Creator/God... or He wouldn't be God now, would He?
Is there anywhere that I can download this video for a screen saver?
i love research dont you?
thats a good movie
Our class just watched this in school, we are learning the functions and parts of a single cell.. It is amazing to actually SEE, all the different parts and processes that we are learning about. Brilliant!
The complexity of the "simple" cell shows the need for a complex or intelligent designer...as most of our cars, boats, and the space shuttle needed.
How do you watch it?? it isnt playing!!!!! it's just a picture!!!!! anyone know how??
this is so alsome its predictable to imagine this so much real and this is cool as video game and other things.