What's it like to dive into a cell? In Part 2 of our exploration of eukaryotes, we get up close and personal.

Hosted by Michael McNeil.

Guest voices: Tiffany Aleman, Deja Fleming, Adrianna Graulau, Josee Ishimwe, Grace Odondi, and Jordan Reid.

Cover art: "Chloroplast, 2011" by David S. Goodsell. doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-010

To explore the cell even more, check out the work of the Allen Institute at https://alleninstitute.org/division/cell-science/. View David Goodsell's illustrations at https://pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/goodsell-gallery.

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0:00 - Part 0: Introduction

1:14 - Part 1: The Nucleus, Nucleolus, and Nuclear Bodies

5:28 - Part 2: Ribosomes and Ribosome Biogenesis

8:26 - Part 3: The Endomembrane System (Endoplasmic Reticula, Golgi Bodies, Lysosomes, Vesicles, and Vacuoles)

31:22 - Part 4: The Cytoskeleton (Microtubules, Microfilaments, Intermediate Filaments, Centrosomes, and Transport Proteins)

46:15 - Part 5: Peroxisomes and Reactive Oxygen Species

48:53 - Part 6: Chloroplasts, Mitochondria, and the Endosymbiotic Theory