OT- animations of cells doing what they do

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The discussion revolves around finding online resources that provide animations of cellular functions, specifically focusing on how individual cells operate within larger biological systems, such as the stomach and red blood cells. The inquiry includes both general and specific types of cellular activities.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests links to animations of cells performing their functions.
  • Another participant asks for clarification on which specific cellular activities are of interest, suggesting examples like mitosis, meiosis, and protein transport.
  • A participant expresses a desire to see animations of specific stomach cells and red blood cells functioning within their respective systems, emphasizing the need for context in cellular activity.
  • A later reply acknowledges the difficulty of visualizing cells in a functioning stomach and suggests that while there are many resources for animations of general cellular processes, specific visualizations may be rare.
  • Several links to resources for animations and videos of cellular processes are provided, including educational websites and textbook supplements.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the interest in animations of cellular functions, but there is no consensus on the availability of specific types of animations, particularly those depicting individual cells in action within complex systems.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights the potential limitations in finding specific animations, noting that many available resources may focus on general cellular processes rather than the detailed functioning of individual cells within larger systems.

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noob, :)

just wondering if anyone knows of any sites (links) that show animations of any types of cells doing what they do.

thanks

jimmie
 
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anything specific you want to see the cells doing?

eg; mitosis, meiosis, protein transport
 
after giving it a bit of thought, I would like to see how particular cells that make up say...the stomach...bond together and make use of nutrients.

I know that the stomach, as a whole, functions to digest food into nutrients. I want to see a particular stomach cell function while the whole stomach functions.

I want to see how a particular red blood cell functions.

I guess I want to see the particular cell function within the whole system, while the whole system functions.

Know what I mean?

jimmie
 
I understand what you mean. I've never seen any videos like that. I know that if you search online there are videos of mitosis, migration, and cytoskeleton movements (Here is an example http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/movies.html). It is probably technically very difficult visualize cells in a functioning stomach. I find that there are lots of videos with some research papers and in supplemental information on biology textbook websites. Thinking more deeply about it, I think I've seen similar things on tv documentaries but they must have larger budgets than the average researcher.

For animations, here are a couple sites:
http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm
http://www.healthscout.com/animation/68/2/main.html (particular to your question about stomach cells)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/ani-plus.htm(these are about fertilization)
http://www.cellbio.com/ (Has a whole list of sites with movies and animations)
Overall I think the best sources are textbook supplements and bio course websites for animations and research articles for real movies.
 
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thanks detta for the links and help

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