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The Inner Life of the Cell Animation

XVIVO Scientific Animation · demo · Watch on YouTube

Biology & biotechnologyAnimation & visual effects

What it is

An award-winning 3D animation by XVIVO for Harvard's BioVisions showing the molecular machinery inside a cell as a white blood cell responds to a stimulus.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a jaw-dropping view of the complexity and machine-like nature of cells.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “For anyone who hasn't already seen it, I highly recommend The Inner Life of a Cell”

    Animation of the inner workings of cells.

    ccvannorman, 2019-10 · Strong recommendation · in “New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics”

  2. “This video blew me away”

    Animation showing the staggering biochemical complexity within a lymphocyte's movement.

    rstuart4133, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Reminder of Complexity”

  3. “Like many others I was blown away by the 3D animated Inner Life of the Cell[1]”

    3D animation showing motor proteins physically walking around in the cell.

    dopylitty, 2022-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Discovery of ultrafast myosin, its amino acid sequence, and structural features”

  4. “They really are amazing in striking the balance between organic and mechanistic.”

    Amazing balance of organic and mechanistic, with cute kinesin.

    adkaplan, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Rendering protein structures inside cells at the atomic level with Unreal Engine”

  5. “humans and life in general are very much made of many types of machines”

    Shows life is made of many types of machines.

    bmitc, 2024-03 · Recommendation · in “Is the Sun Conscious? (2021) [pdf]”

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Topics: cell biology, molecular animation, white blood cell, motor proteins, harvard biovisions

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