I’m rarely impressed by these mindful efforts to reveal the world in new ways. There are a few standouts, and this is one of them. For the first time I think I can see the steps life may have tracked to emerge into a cell as complex as this one. I’ll leave it at that. But for the future, this is an amazingly well done basis for exploring how a cell is put together. Great fundamentals. I did find the descriptions are a bit sparse, but they are well done and to the point. I can see future updates adding an “expand on” feature for a given topic. Maybe as a purchase option. But my oh my, free to download (800MB) and smooth interaction makes this a big win. Well done.

I showed this app to a friend of mine who works in the microbiology space. He loved it. He said he appreciated the fact that it seemed to be made by folks who were scientists. While he wore the headset, I followed along via airplay. He explained many concepts and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. One thing I think would add to the experience would be for the cell models to become free floating in the space as opposed to locked behind partial windows. I’ll definitely keep this app loaded for more experiences with my friend.

An engrossing app that draws you further and further in to the interior of one of the simplest cells that exists. But within this so-called simple cell, one finds illustrated with amazing complexity the truly astonishing interplay of individual cell components. I can’t wait to see more from this developer. Oh my goodness, give us a mammalian cell. Give us a cell that undergoes mitosis. Thank you so very much.

My undergrad is in biochemistry, graduate degrees in microbiology/ biotechnology, and I’m a self-taught software engineer. This is such an awesome resource for visualizing cellular morphology (structure). It shows how dense cells are compared to traditional textbook depictions. I hope in the not too distant future we can get an update that depicts a minimal eukaryotic cell. The smallest I believe is about 25x as many base pairs of DNA.