Drew Berry’s Animations of Unseeable Biology [TED Talk]

Jan 15

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In 2011, Drew Berry’s animation of the role of breast stem cells won the Imagine Science Film Festival award for visual science (posted here). In this TED Talk, he explains how and why he and his team have put together these accurate representations of invisible cellular processes. The talk shows some examples of the animations, including a really great segment on mitosis and what is happening when spindle microtubules attach and contract.

For more excellent animations, visit the Walter and Elizabeth Hall Institute (WEHI) TV Channel: http://www.wehi.edu.au/education/wehitv/, or their YouTube channel.

The effective communication of Science is an Art.

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Posted on January 15, 2012, in 02 Cells, 04 Genetics, DNA Replication, Mitosis & The Cell Cycle, TED talks, WEHI TV. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.

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