Cell vs. virus: A battle for health - Shannon Stiles

How does your body fight a virus? Take a look inside your cells to witness how they produce antibodies and fight to keep you healthy.

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All living things are made of cells. In the human body, these highly efficient units are protected by layer upon layer of defense against icky invaders like the cold virus. Shannon Stiles takes a journey into the cell, introducing the microscopic arsenal of weapons and warriors that play a role in the battle for your health.

Lesson by Shannon Stiles, animation by Igor Coric.

[UsernameNULL]

i cant even find the words to describe how well this video is put together. if i had seen this in my primary school, i would fall in love with biology in an instant.

[TheCantoneseGuyLucas]

I wish there were animations like these when I was a kid. It would have made school and classes much more easy!!!

[buh]

**Sneezes**
You: it's fine
Cells: THIS MEAN WAR!!!

[bananainc.]

These four minutes were more understandable than the entire week we spent focused on this subject in biology

[shai]

Whenever you feel unloved and lonely, just remember that there are trillions of cell working to altogether for you.

[nameisamine]

the human body is smarter than actual humans lol

[marvin]

Wow! I'm a doctor and this awesome four minutes video makes me remember in this short period of time a full one year Citology and Histology course. Well done!

[cormacnimo]

Basically each cell is a city and your body is an empire. Now I feel powerful!

[KnghtNightYT]

Virus: enters cell

Body: Now all of China knows you’re here

[bharatn]

I just feel the urgent need to thank all my cell buddies inside. You ve done a great job keeping me healthy eventhough covid19 is out there. Together we ll defeat it

[rkalugo]

Me: gets a cold
My body: Ok it's World War 382929292020101

[thepond]

When you get a papercut, you've just started world war 3 in your body

[timmapula]

O2 just flipped me off, I'm offended

[yourneighbour]

Coronavirus would like to teach you a bit more about microbiology

►Yes Yes

[Elporef]

you: (sneeze's) its fine
body: TIME FOR CELL OF DUTY

[crownie]

Basically everything I learned in school for the past month squeezed into a 4-minute video.

[JustinGabriel]

3:05 that oxygen gave me the middle finger. I'm scared.

[mikeylejan]

We need to bolster our immune system by exercising, getting enough sleep, exercising and having a positive attitude in life! Avoid smoking and excessive drinking, we need to strengthen our immune system at all cost.

[rancidrancidrancid]

“No one love’s you!”

*Ma’am, I have about 37 trillion cells that do all the hard work to protecc me 24/7*

[octodaddy]

My body's cells work as a team better than me