Showing posts with label microscopy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label microscopy. Show all posts

Oct 3, 2008

Phagocytosis and Chemotaxis


2. http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=oYS90knzRl8
3. http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=O21VnOgICa8
Phagocytosis is the cellular process of engulfing solid particles by the cell membrane... in the immune system it is a major mechanism used to remove pathogens and cell debris.

2. http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql7i_TLUurM
3. http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=b0vkSFs5RvM
4. http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=fzbtsJz2Ofc
Chemotaxis is the phenomenon in which bodily cells, bacteria, and other single-cell or multicellular organisms direct their movements according to certain chemicals in their environment.

Nov 30, 2007

Water Bears

Water bears are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal. They can survive temperatures close to absolute zero, temperatures as high as 151°C (303°F), 1,000 times more radiation than any animal, nearly a decade without water, and can also survive in a vacuum like that found in space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_bear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho2sPvza0oA
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay01/mmbearvideo.html
Muscle structure: http://www.baertierchen.de/wb_jul04.html