The Inner Life of the Cell

I’ve mentioned this visualisation of the processes that go on inside each and every one of our cells before. It was made for the biology courses at Havard University. The version that I originally came across was this edited version with a music soundtrack. That emphasises the beauty and wonder of these microscopic processes, but does not explain what’s going on. Take, for example, the kinesin molecule at about 1:17 minutes into the video. It’s an extraordinary image – a tightrope walker pulling a huge balloon – but how does it work? I’ve now come across another video that explains the processes that power the kinesin molecule; it’s the second video in this post. Finally, I’ve found the original visualisation video, restored to its full eight minutes, shorn of the music soundtrack, and with the explanatory voiceover restored. That’s the third video embedded in this post. Wonderful to see.