Animations Of Unseeable Biology
The Ted Talk video entitled “Animations of Unseeable Biology” describes the process of DNA replication. As the speaker Drew Berry explains, this process is repeatedly occurring and is performed mechanically. He provides us an animation of how a chromosome is replicated and split with the help of microtubules.
Microtubules are straight tubes that are made up of proteins and it resides within a cell. This hollow tube allows the mitosis phase to occur. The copying of DNA is transported across the microtubules from one nucleus to another being created in the cell. The microtubules also have a communication receptor that signals to the cell that replication has completed and the two nuclei are ready to separate.
Berry’s animation helped me to explain
the movement that is observed under a microscope when cells replicate. The animation is colorful and automated to represent the chromosomes, microtubules, the receptors, and the cytokinesis. It allows you to see the behavior of each part as it duplicates the cell. This process was once only seen by high magnified telescopes and now able to be seen and understood by all ages.
In conclusion, the advancement in understanding DNA has evolved from papers and articles but into visual aids to help with our understanding of a complicated process. The video only showed one chromosomes and the body is made up of many. This complicated process occurs numerous times a day and with this animation can further communicate what is known about DNA in hopes of finding cures for diseases.
Microtubules are straight tubes that are made up of proteins and it resides within a cell. This hollow tube allows the mitosis phase to occur. The copying of DNA is transported across the microtubules from one nucleus to another being created in the cell. The microtubules also have a communication receptor that signals to the cell that replication has completed and the two nuclei are ready to separate.
Berry’s animation helped me to explain
the movement that is observed under a microscope when cells replicate. The animation is colorful and automated to represent the chromosomes, microtubules, the receptors, and the cytokinesis. It allows you to see the behavior of each part as it duplicates the cell. This process was once only seen by high magnified telescopes and now able to be seen and understood by all ages.
In conclusion, the advancement in understanding DNA has evolved from papers and articles but into visual aids to help with our understanding of a complicated process. The video only showed one chromosomes and the body is made up of many. This complicated process occurs numerous times a day and with this animation can further communicate what is known about DNA in hopes of finding cures for diseases.