Category: Cell Biology

Learning Resources for the Life Sciences

Cellular Respiration: How cells harvest energy

(This one’s for you, Shiv D.! I hope this is what you were looking for. – Anne) This animation, from McGraw-Hill, explains how metabolism (the chemical reactions involved in converting food to energy) works. View this and other animations from McGraw-Hill at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J4LXs-oDCU  

Signals and Cellular Responses

Cell signals travel through the body, coming in contact with many cell types. In this interactive module, you will learn how the response depends on the type of cell the signal reaches. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/signals/ For more interactive resources from the Genetic Science Learning Centre (University of Utah Health Sciences), please visit their website: learn.genetics.utah.edu

Centrioles, lysosomes, microvilli & Co.

Learn about centrioles, lysosomes, microvilli and other parts of the animal cell in this interactive module. https://www.wisc-online.com/LearningContent/ap11403/index.html (Content author: Dr. Gerald Heins; Content Developer: Tim Gremore) For more resources from Wisc-Online, please visit their website: https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/life-science/ap11403/a-typical-animal-cell  

Apoptosis & Signal Transduction

This 3D-animation, created by Drew Berry, explores the Fas signal transduction pathway that induces apoptosis (programmed cell death). http://www.wehi.edu.au/education/wehitv/apoptosis_and_signal_transduction/ For more resources from The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, please visit their website at: https://www.wehi.edu.au/

Clathrin cages & endocytosis

(This one’s for you, Pranav… Thanks for the tip! – Anne)  This 3D-animation focuses on the role of clathrin cage assembly and disassembly during endocytosis. http://player.vimeo.com/video/63913620?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 This animation was created by Janet Iwasa (University of Utah) in collaboration with Tomas Kirchhausen (Harvard Medical School). For more animations and resources from Janet Iwasa, please visit her…
Read more

Understanding the biology of cancer

This 11-minute video-animation describes the biological processes that are involved in the development, growth and spread of cancer. https://www.cancerquest.org/education-center/videos/cancer-biology-animations For more interactive resources from CancerQuest, please visit their website at: http://www.cancerquest.org/.

Stem cells & the many roles they play

In this interactive module, you will discover the important roles stem cells play in our bodies, from embryonic development through adulthood. https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/stemcells/scintro/ For more stem cell resources, please visit the Genetic Science Learning Centre (University of Utah Health Sciences) website: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/stemcells/

Antigen presentation and cytotoxic T lymphocytes

This narrated animation from the HHMI shows how a cell infected by a virus signals cytotoxic T lymphocytes to kill the cell before the virus replicates and spreads. http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/antigen-presentation-and-ctl To view more resources from HHMI’s BioInteractive website, please visit: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive