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Your Body's Molecular Machines

Your Body's Molecular Machines on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2022–2023.

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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.

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“Veritasium just packaged a few of them in an easy to digest format”
— jcims, Feb 2023, in “'artificial photosynthesis' claimed 10x more efficient”

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DarkskynetAug 2022Recommends

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) ▶ this video

in “Ask HN: Boring but important tech no one is working on?” · View on HN

jcimsFeb 2023Cites it

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 ▶ this video

in “'artificial photosynthesis' claimed 10x more efficient” · View on HN

khaledhJul 2022Cites it

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. ▶ this video [link] [link]

in “I should have loved biology” · View on HN

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Biology & biotechnologyAnimation & visual effectsmitosismolecular animationveritasiumdrew berrycell division