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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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 Posted - 11/17/2010 : 18:14:49
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Well now. This is a gorgeous video.
Powering the Cell: Mitochondria
Mitochondria are your body's power plants - inside each of your cells, they convert sugars into energy. Last month, Harvard released this breathtaking 3D animation that shows a mitochondrion at work. Some call it the greatest science video ever made.
Creators of the video explain:
"The animation highlights the production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) – mobile molecules which store chemical energy derived from the breakdown of foodstuffs. ATP molecules act as a kind of currency, imparting chemical energy to power most of the cell's activities."
I would love to get a more complete explanation of what we're seeing here, so if any molecular biologists want to offer one in comments I'll add it to the post. |
There is a video from the NY Times at the link, explaining how (kinda) and why these video's are being made. The first one, Inner Life of the Cell, aside from being astonishing, it was the video that the Discovery Institute ripped off for their own purposes. (I mention that to make Robb happy.  )
For the full low down including the video:
Harvard University and XVIVO Take Students on Another 3D Journey
Sheesh.. I should have saved this for an "Evil Pick!!!"
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chefcrsh
Skeptic Friend
Hong Kong
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Posted - 11/17/2010 : 19:46:19 [Permalink]
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
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Posted - 11/18/2010 : 18:13:56 [Permalink]
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| Inner Life of the Cell has been a favourite of mine for years, this one is a nice follow-on. Let's hope they do many more. |
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Mitochondria Video from Harvard
