Your Body's Molecular Machines

Veritasium · 5.1M views · 2017-11-20 · 6:21

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Veritasium short showing Drew Berry's scientifically accurate animations of the molecular machines that drive cell division. It walks through mitosis, chromosomes and motor proteins.

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Cited as an easy-to-digest look at the awe-inspiring animations of cellular machinery.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2022–2023

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Biology & biotechnology Animation & visual effects

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Darkskynet · 2022-08 · Recommendation
On the topic of 'scientifically accurate animations of biological processes'. You may know of these videos, but I thought these might be worth sharing for others interested in this topic: Here is a TEDTalk by Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology. (uploaded in 2012) [LINK] Here is also a more recent video by Veritasium on YT that also talks about these animations. (uploaded in 2017) [VIDEO]
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jcims · 2023-02 · Reference
Not directly related to photosynthesis, just the complexity of biology in general. All of these original animations were done by Drew Berry, Veritasium just packaged a few of them in an easy to digest format [VIDEO]
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khaledh · 2022-07 · Reference
When I watch animations of how the cell works at a molecular level [0], I can't help but wonder how can this level of sheer complexity in dna transcription, protein production, and many other supporting functions in a single cell works in perfect harmony. It's mind boggling. I admit that I'm biased, but I don't think this could have evolved through random processes. I'm a believer in Intelligent Design. [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK]
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