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"Tarin, from the University of California, San Diego, questioned the idea that cancer cells break free and migrate to new sites in the body by reverting to a state resembling the mobile cells in the developing embryo..."

Interactives to help understand the cell and the processes that occurs within.

If you liked "Inner Life of the Cell" by Biovisions, you are going to love this TED talk by one of the animators, Drew Barry. It really gets going at about half way.

Terrific video in one of the 'pictures' showing the insides of a cell in a lot of detail

Fantastic array of images, meta-information and even a detailed viewer of the image.

Lessons on neuroscience, cancer, cells.

Brilliantly detailed animation of how the cold virus spreads in your body cells. The dialogue is easy to understand and suitable for students. Hat tip to the Free Technology for Teachers website.

protein synthesis

New resources from Learn Genetics and produced by the University of Utah.

Regulated transcription, insulin signaling, protein recycling, constitutive secretion (Golgi apparatus), regulated secretion (Golgi apparatus), protein modification (Golgi apparatus), protein trafficking (Golgi apparatus), photosynthesis, photosystem II, protein transport (mitochondrial), gradients (ATP synthase), cellular respiration (electron transport chain), transcription, mRNA processing, mRNA splicing, translation, Lac operon.

Great pictures - slight language warning!