The Inner Life Of The Cell. The Human Cell Animation. XVIVO

In 2006, Harvard University teamed up with XVIVO to develop an animation that would take their cellular biology students on a journey through the microscopic world of a cell. The Inner Life of the Cell follows a white blood cell’s movement along the endothelium and its response to an external stimulus — a process known as leukocyte extravasation. This widely-acclaimed piece is the first in a series of animations XVIVO has created for Harvard’s BioVisions. The second installment, titled Powering the Cell: Mitochondria, follows the mechanism of ATP production along the inner mitochondrial membrane. In 2013, we released The Inner Life of the Cell: Protein Packing, which illustrates the crowded molecular environment present in cells. Narrated versions are available on the BioVisions website.

Inner Life of the Cell Video This is a user's guide to the video "The Inner Life of the Cell", in part conscripted from previous blog entry. John Liebler of XVIVO, an animation company, has along with his colleagues created this animation. Working closely with Alain Viel and Robert Lue of Harvard University, they attain a near-unimpeachable degree of accuracy combined with lovely artistry. The video may be found at low and high resolution at StudioDaily. Regardless of the actually story, and there is a story, this is an animation of what's going on inside each of your trillions of cells every moment of every day. A lot of people loved the video but have no idea what's going on. This appears to be the story of the activation of a helper T-cell, although to what extent, I'm still not sure. This video appears to address only the earliest stages - the activation of the helper. I've made screenshots, in order, and have described them below.