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Cells to Self   Exploring the Life Inside You
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Cells to Self Video Collection

Get the inside scoop on how we develop cell biology exhibits at the Exploratorium, and what we're learning about the microscopic worlds within the human body.


 

Frogs: Princes of Science — A Scientist's View
Making Heads and Tails of Planaria
Celebrating The Sea Urchin — A Scientist's View
What's So Interesting About Blood? — A Scientist's View
Stem Cells: Cells with Potential — A Scientist's View
Cancer: Cellular Misfits Run Amok -- A Scientist's View

A Scientist's View

Let cell biologists take you on a visual tour of the biology of cancer, stem cells, embryonic development, and more. 


 

Chick Embryo Development
Zebra Fish Development
Zebrafish Cell Division
Normal Zebrafish Heartbeat
Defective Zebrafish Heartbeat

Close Ups

See embryos developing under the microscopes at the Exploratorium. Cells divide, body parts begin to develop, and the organisms identity slowly begins to emerge.


 

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