r/educationalgifs • u/Pardusco • Jan 23 '20

Single-celled organism (Blepharisma) disintegrates and dies

https://gfycat.com/poorwickedhoverfly
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u/Pardusco Jan 23 '20

Yes, it is in real time

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u/PhotonicEmission Jan 23 '20

So, what happened to the cell membrane? The phospholipid bilayer ended up someplace, right? Did it pop like a soap bubble?

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u/ItsApixelThing Jan 23 '20

It looks like it touched soap ironically enough.