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Endocytosis: cell drinking and cell eating
To introduce something into our body, we usually need to eat, drink, breathe or absorb through our skin. Did you know that this also happens at the cellular level? In this video, we will be talking about different forms of bulk transport into cells by illustrating...
Blood related diseases
Did you know that around 7% of your body mass is blood? Blood plays a role in a wide variety of metabolic, homeostatic and immune processes. In fact, it is through blood that nutrients, hormones and waste are transported. In today’s video we will be talking about...
The Hallmarks of Cancer
What is cancer? Cancer is when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way. Sounds simple, right? Well, not really. Abnormalities are generally due to gene changes which impact the cell cycle. There are over 100 different types of cancer, so finding a...
MALARIA DAY 2019
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. While the species Plasmodium falciparum causes 99,7% of the cases in the African...
How cell death keeps us alive!
Why do cells die? Cells in a general context, can die due to several factors. It could be due to external factors such as mechanical injury or exposure to toxins. Cells can also be attacked by the immune system if they are infected or faulty....
Diving into the immune system!
The 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine went to James Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their research on cancer immunotherapy – to understand why their research was so revolutionary, we first need to go over some basics of the immune system and observe...
Stem Cells: How to learn more about them
What are stem cells? There are 220 different cell types in the human body. Stem cells are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division. They can specialize into several types of cells once they have received a signal to do so....
Win a Free License for the Online Learning Space…by Writing Us a Postcard!
cell.academy hopes that your summer is off to a great start! As a "School's Out" special we have an opportunity you cannot miss: Win a free license…by writing us a postcard! You can win a free license for our Online Learning Space by writing us the...
Onion root cells school experiment with the 3D Cell Explorer and software STEVE – a step-by-step guide
cell.academy invites students to discover the basic unit of life as it is, alive and in motion, and to live a true scientific experience. This demonstration will show you how we prepare a wet mount of onion root cells which will then be observed under the 3D...
Amoeba enjoying bacteria: Bon Appétit!
In this video you can observe Dictyostelium discoideum amoeba cells hunting for Escherichia coli bacteria. Cells are imaged in 3D with the 3D Cell Explorer microscope. In detail you can observe the exact process through which an amoeba cell "eats" a...
Help us to identify all the different organelles in a live 3D cheek cell!
Help us to identify all the different organelles in a live 3D cheek cell! Let’s have a look at this exciting video of a LIVE human cheek cell in 3D and identify all the different organelles. The image has been acquired with a special new microscope - the...
Watch living cells in a self-build 3D hologram projector!
Today we want to show you a very simple and yet very cool and impressive way to visualize our cell movies in a self-build hologram projector! This is a nice project to do with students during a biology lesson. Scroll down for the full instructions. HeLa cells...
School for School: every subscription has a purpose
If you believe that the power of education should give equal opportunities to every child in this world, you may be interested in our social responsibility program. Any school is invited to participate. School for School We believe that every child should...
Watch our webinar: Teaching with cells in 3D!
Nanolive is launching cell.academy's Learning Space. The Learning Space is a library of cell data, produced by Nanolive’s 3D Cell Explorer. Students can now explore real cells as they are: alive, in 3D and in motion, and have the possibility to interact with...
Join our free webinar on May the 2nd: Teaching with cells in 3D!
Nanolive is launching cell.academy's Learning Space. The Learning Space is a library of cell data, produced by Nanolive’s 3D Cell Explorer. Students can now explore real cells as they are: alive, in 3D and in motion, and have the possibility to interact with...
#learning through #practical #science
There are only so many ways a biology teacher can demonstrate onion cells in their classes, so how do we better engage students with biology? cell.academy has developed a creative way to teach biology to your students and we will be presenting this concept live...
Live Cells in 3D @ the Frankfurt International School
The International School of Frankfurt is one of the first schools in the world to incorporate the 3D Cell Explorer in their biology lessons. It is not a surprise that the students are much more engaged in their 3D biology lessons now then ever. Teachers have many...
cell.academy free workshop @ NSTA 2018
Nanolive will be attending NSTA 2018 in Atlanta from March 15th to 17th (booth #1814) and holding a workshop on March 16th at 4pm in room B408 (abstract below). If you wish to attend our FREE workshop RSVP here. Exciting news will be announced during the...