Keywords and topics that are found in this program: cells, x-rays,
tomography, microscope, synchrotron.
| Topic |
Time |
| Introduction - driving to the synchrotron |
00:00 |
| Why are the microscopes called X1 and XM2? |
03:06 |
| Micronauts - study inner space |
03:32 |
| Journey inside a cell - take a tour of the parts of a cell |
03:59 |
| Plasma Membrane |
04:43 |
| Membrane Channels |
05:00 |
| Cytoplasm |
05:42 |
| Cytoskeleton |
06:03 |
| Nucleus - DNA |
06:33 |
| Nuclear Pores |
07:20 |
| Transcription and Messenger RNA |
07:34 |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.) |
08:04 |
| Ribosome's and proteins |
08:16 |
| Rough E.R. |
08:47 |
|
Proteins |
09:03 |
| Organelles - literally tiny organs |
09:27 |
| Golgi apparatus |
09:50 |
| Mitochondria - ATP |
10:21 |
| Organelle trivia - Why is Golgi capitalized? |
11:20 |
| How things move and are transported around the cell |
11:39 |
| A view of the synchrotron from above |
12:25 |
| Why are synchrotrons round? |
13:16 |
| Hard and soft X-rays |
13:47 |
| How do you see cells if they are transparent? [labeling cells] |
14:53 |
| Walking to the XM2 microscope lab |
15:37 |
| What and why do you need a vacuum for particle
accelerators? |
16:35 |
| What does tomography mean? |
17:05 |
| Example of how tomography is used today. [CAT scans] |
17:58 |
| Entering the laboratory - description of the microscope. |
18:37 |
| Description of the microscope. |
19:17 |
| Can any cells be placed in the microscope and do you have to do
anything special to the cells? [freezing] |
20:20 |
| Viewing an image of a cell from the XM2 - Skittles? |
21:28 |
| What can we do with this new microscope? |
23:15 |
| Drug trafficking |
23:39 |
| Cancer treatment research |
24:10 |
| How was the microscope designed and built? |
24:49 |
| How long did it take to build the microscope? |
25:21 |
| More details on the look of the microscope |
25:53 |
| Importance of collaboration in large projects. |
27:08 |
| When did you first know you wanted to be a biologist? |
28:10 |
| What would you do if you were not a biologist? |
29:03 |
| What advice do you have for someone interested in being a biologist? |
29:44 |
| Sign-off |
31:06 |
