Showing posts with label Cells. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cells. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Meiosis Animation

We previously posted a brilliant animation showing the stages of mitosis. This second video, produced by the same individual, looks at the stages of meiosis or reduction division. A brilliant animation.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Mitosis - Video

This animation of cell division is an excellent introduction to the topic.

Active Transport - Video

A short video to demonstrate how active transport allows for cells to "pump" nutrients against the concentration gradient.

Osmosis - Video

Osmosis is the diffusion of water down its concentration gradient. Normally one thinks of water as the solvent, and focuses on the concentration of the solutes, but water itself has a concentration in any solution.