This is what happens inside your body.

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This animation was shown in the first lecture of my Cellular & Developmental Biology class. Not only is the quality of animation amazing, I just think it's fun to watch. Although on paper, the subject matter is far less spectacular, this is what we study and hope to study further in professional and graduate schools. Enjoy!

http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=harvard/harvard.swf&width=640&height=520

 

[MacDawg]

Pretty cool... nice link

Thanks!

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[NT1440]

AMAZING.

What the hell was that walky thing that pulled the big sphere around supposed to be?

 

[GoCubsGo]

I totally wanna see this but flash won't install on my laptop.

 

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AMAZING.

What the hell was that walky thing that pulled the big sphere around supposed to be?

It's a dynein motor protein, which "walks" along the intermediate filaments you see in the animation to transport organelles (in the animation's case, a large vacuole [the "big sphere"], so it's a plant cell) throughout the cell.

 

[ejb190]

You know, I studied horticulture for nearly eight years in college. I always hated my molecular physiology and biochemistry classes. But if someone had been able to show me something like this 15 years ago it might have totally changed my mindset about stuff I couldn't see. Amazing!

 

[Abstract]

AMAZING.

What the hell was that walky thing that pulled the big sphere around supposed to be?

I thought "Geez, dem ovaries is really HUGE."

 

[wakka092]

If I'm not mistaken, those little bulbous organelles where a strand went in and another twirled out were ribosomes forming the DNA from the RNA right?

I'm surprised I paid that much attention in Biology last year to remember those words!.

 

[NT1440]

If I'm not mistaken, those little bulbous organelles where a strand went in and another twirled out were ribosomes forming the DNA from the RNA right?

I'm surprised I paid that much attention in Biology last year to remember those words!.

the same thing was running through my head!

 

[leishan]

Awesome!!

 

[2nyRiggz]

That was interesting....the amount of things happening in the body on a microscopic level.



Bless

 

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If I'm not mistaken, those little bulbous organelles where a strand went in and another twirled out were ribosomes forming the DNA from the RNA right?

I'm surprised I paid that much attention in Biology last year to remember those words!.

Close. Ribosomes translate RNA into polypeptides. Ribosomes aren't really organelles, though.