Powering the Cell: Mitochondria

Together Harvard University and XVIVO developed this 3D animation journey for Harvard's undergraduate Molecular and Cellular Biology students about the microscopic world of mitochondria. The animation highlights the creation of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) -- mobile molecules which store chemical energy derived from the breakdown of carbon-based food. ATP molecules act as a kind of currency, imparting chemical energy to power all the functional components of cellular activity. This piece is the second in a series of award winning animations XVIVO is creating for Harvard's educational website BioVisions at Harvard. The first program, Inner Life of the Cell, received international acclaim and can be seen both on our website and the BioVisions site.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• atp
• featured
• Harvard University
• Mitochondria
• The Inner Life of the Cell
• XVIVO
• scientific animation
• animation
• medical

[chugs1984]

I'm surprised that in my cells such terrible music is playing. I never knew my mitochondria were that tone deaf.

[Nancydeoma]

Watching this reminds me that we are magical beings. Beautifully done!

[assaglioli]

Where's the explanation for us casual tubers? Great to watch though

[alexisisninja69]

What's with all the comments

[baringapark]

I need captions. Dunno what I was looking at! :-s

[YamiYami17]

This reminds me of why scientists believe in evolution :))

/watch?v=BqUiY2gaoJY

[tatyananumber]

cool this what i am learning about

[mbil2011]

adp? if theyre less bright and they seem to be brighter after interractions w/atp synthase? this is retarded

[mbil2011]

believe it or not my professor is basing half of a midterm on about a minute of this video. Are the yellow thing atp or o2 or what?

[tareqsb]

Thanks God for this wonderfully creation.

Honestly this animation is perfect and I never seen like it before, well done.

سبحان الله العظيم