Model of Cells

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Cells are the basic building blocks of life. Microscopes let us see their structures; typical plant and animal cell models help us infer whether an unknown cell is from a plant or animal; and in multicellular organisms, cells organise into tissues, organs and systems through division of labour.

  • Cells are the basic building blocks of life
  • The invention of the microscope
  • Light microscope vs electron microscope
  • Parts of a typical animal cell
  • Parts of a typical plant cell
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the Father of Microscopy
  • Geneticists and DNA
  • Using models to compare plant and animal cells
  • Inferring the type of cell: atypical cells
  • Euglena: a plant-and-animal hybrid
  • Unicellular vs multicellular organisms
  • Bacteria: useful and harmful
  • Louis Pasteur and vaccination
  • Organisation of cells: tissue, organ, system, organism
  • Organisation of cells in the human body
  • Division of labour
  • Bioengineers and 3D-printed organs
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