CELLS alive! Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Cell Biology

How Big is a ... ? - from dust mites to Ebola on the head of a pin

Cell Models - the structure of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

Mitosis - interactive animation of mitotic stages

Meiosis - interactive animation

The Cell Cycle - how mitosis fits into a cell's overall life cycle

Cell CAMS - see cancer cells and bacteria multiplying in real time

Pumping Myocytes - these heart cells got rhythm

Apoptosis - when a cell commits suicide

Quiz on Cell Biology - check your knowledge

Microbiology (viruses, bacteria, parasites)

Bacteriophage - Oh Goodness, my E. coli has a Virus!

Dividing Bacteria - why aren't they knee-deep?

Bacterial Motility - are there olympic possibilities here?

Penicillin - bacteria burst, but may become resistant

Helicobacter pylori - the bacteria that cause ulcers

Streptococcus - this strain kills white blood cells

Parasites - Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Entamoeba

Quiz on Microbes - check your knowledge

Immunology

OUCH! - anatomy of a splinter: chemotaxis, phagocytosis, oxidative burst

Allergy and Mites - why creatures under the bed make us itch

Making Antibodies - when macrophages "talk" to lymphocytes

Cytotoxic T Cell - this lymphocyte kills infected or tumor cells

HIV Infection Overview - the virus travels through a lymphocyte: attachment, reverse transcription, integration through translation, viral protease, assembly and budding

Quiz on Immunology - check your knowledge

Microscopy

Enhancing a Microscope Image - techniques in cell imaging and research: darkfield, Rheinberg, polarization, DIC, phase contrast, fluorescence, electronic enhancement

The Cell Gallery - images of a variety of cells and bacteria

The Crystal Gallery - abstract landscapes of polarization microscopy

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