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The Cell City team
The Cell City team's activities
Browse 13 OpenLearn items The Cell City team has worked on
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Mike Harris under CC-BY-SA licence under Creative-Commons license
Rough endoplasmic reticulum: The cell city's industrial park114
Why is a cell's rough endoplasmic reticulum similar to a city's industrial park?
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30 Aug 2019
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ElkeWetzig under CC-BY-SA licence under Creative-Commons license
Cell membrane: The cell's city wall114
Why is a cell's membrane similar to a city wall?
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30 Aug 2019
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Cells are like cities114
From the nucleus to the cell membrane - we explore the similarities between a cell's structure and a city.
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01 Mar 2019
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OU on the BBC: Cell City114
From the huge to the microscopic - exploring cells from a city perspective.
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17 May 2002
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Chapendra under CC-BY-NC licence under Creative-Commons license
Cytosol: The cell city's streets114
Why is a cell's cytosol similar to a city's streets?
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16 May 2002
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darapo under CC-BY-NC-ND licence under Creative-Commons license
Lysosomes: The cell city's recycling plant114
Why are a cell's lysosomes similar to a city's recycling plant?
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16 May 2002
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abroadjz under CC-BY-NC-ND licence under Creative-Commons license
Mitochondria: The cell city's powerstation114
Why are a cell's mitochondria similar to a city's powerstation?
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16 May 2002
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By annethelibrarian via Flickr under Creative Commons licence under Creative-Commons license
Nucleus: The cell city's library114
Why is a cell's nucleus similar to a city's library or city hall?
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16 May 2002
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sveeta under CC-BY-NC licence under Creative-Commons license
Ribosome: The cell city's factories114
Why are a cell's ribosomes similar to a city's factories?
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16 May 2002
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Cell structure114
The structure of a cell resembles the structure of a city - find out how with our interactive exploration.
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16 May 2002
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OU on the BBC: Cell City - Meet the Cell City scientists114
Meet the scientists who explain the link between cities and the structure of our bodies
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16 May 2002
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Cellular issues114
Parts of a cell perform different functions, and each has its consequences - find out more about medical issues on a cellular level.
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16 May 2002
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currybet under CC-BY-SA licence under Creative-Commons license
Cytoskeleton: The cell city's transport system114
Why is a cell's cytoskeleton similar to a city's transport system?
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16 May 2002

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