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PLANT CELL

Shown above is a single plant cell. In real life it would be very difficult to isolate it like this. But then, this is a virtual cell. As you look around this cell things should look real, however they are models that are only an approximation of the real things. And since we do not want to deceive you, but teach you, we included real electron micrographs. Look at them and keep in touch with reality. Have a safe journey and beware of flying chloroplasts!

ABOUT VIRTUAL CELL

(The author of the Virtual Cell has recently developed a similar system for WWW based movement in virtual and real spaces - it is going into use at Virtual Cities)

Also, here are some hints for navigation:

the general way of moving around the cell is by clicking it with your mouse
when moving forward, make sure you have the intended action selected (e.g. choose Cut if you want to see the inside of the cell) before clicking the image
if you do not want to jump to a specific view, make sure Search window says: nothing
you can move back with your browser's Back or Go command

Educators may want to check out The Busy Educator's Guide to the World Wide Web.

Visitors since June 25, 1997