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  How Coronaviruses Get into Cells – Tom Goddard (2020) / ChimeraX

  February 20, 2020 at 11:45 am / Molecular Nature, Video

  Tom Goddard is the developer of a fantastically successful free molecular visualization program ChimeraX in the University of California at San Francisco with support from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Here in this augmented reality projection, he explains how coronaviruses manage to enter cells of the host and take over the machinery which spark a viral infection. He takes a peek at the HIV packing structure and delves into […]

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  Mitochondria: The Cell’s Powerhouse – HarvardX / BioVisions (2010)

  February 19, 2020 at 8:48 pm / Molecular Nature

  Mitochondria is one of the defining features of eukaryotic cells. It is a key innovation in life’s evolution. Here in this video by BioVisions, HarvardX outlines this organelle’s fascinating biology with informative visualizations that help grasp its molecular nature. However, before you continue, you might be interested in a visualization by XVIVO as a great primer to this video for cytological reasons. XVIVO has teamed up with Google to create a stunning 3-D immersive visualization of subcellular compartments inside a […]

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