thanatos519Oct 2022Recommends
An incredible story! Somewhere in [link] or ▶ this video the narrator casually says "... and this is why we breathe oxygen ..."
in “How food powers the body's metabolism” · View on HN
Mitochondria: the cell's powerhouse
Mitochondria: the cell's powerhouse on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2021–2022.
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A short Harvard animation narrated by Professor Rob Lue introducing mitochondria as the cell's powerhouses and how cells turn food and oxygen into energy.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a beautiful, accessible animation of cellular energy production.
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“a beautiful animation of "Mitochondria: the cell's powerhouse”
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navanJan 2021Recommends
This reminded me of a beautiful animation of "Mitochondria: the cell's powerhouse" which I recently watched. ▶ this video
in “Time-lapse of a single cell transforming into a salamander (2019)” · View on HN
candiodariMay 2022Cites it
You want molecular dynamics. They are simulations, not real images. But otoh (visible) light rays are "about as big" as a very large protein, so you can't image them. And because of computational expense they're slow motion by necessity, which is good because very, very complex enzyme interactions means ~2-3000 interactions per second. Example: ▶ this video
in “Enzyme Electric Fields” · View on HN