Scientists are trying to reach out to the general public to help people understand more about the work that researchers do. A team at the Wyss Institute at Harvard wanted to bring science education to ...

In a recent TEDx talk in Sydney, Australia, biomedical animator Drew Berry suggested that perhaps it's time that we got a closer look at what exactly it is that molecules do. So in his TED (Technology ...

Throughout the history of biological sciences, researchers have attempted to visualize the micro-world of our human bodies through various forms of art. Art simply makes all the fancy technical jargon ...

Animations of biological processes are superb tools for science outreach and communication and can be useful in research too. But we need better ways to tell which parts of an animation are based on ...

Developing an animated video begins with creation of a storyboard and script based on key features of the data, taking into account the intended audience and desired outcomes. (Image credit: Jessica ...

Kurzgesagt, which publishes animations that explain science, explains the basic knowledge of how cells function and how they perform life activities. Cells are structured like tens of thousands of ...

Janet Iwasa’s interest in animation took shape while she was earning her PhD in cell biology at the University of California, San Francisco. A neighboring lab at UCSF, as it turned out, specialized in ...

Many animals rely on movement to find prey and avoid predators. Movement is also an essential component of the territorial displays of lizards, comprising tail, limb, head and whole-body movements.