Play and Learn - The immune system

Pickers · 30-05-2008, 11:42

Whilst planning my year 8 lessons this morning, I have been educating myself on the wonders of the human immune system... and I found this nifty (if difficult and repetative) game:

http://nobelprize.org/educational_ga...ity/index.html

TO really be in awe of the immune system as much as I am, read the articles on that link too. amazing.

I managed 5+ minutes to complete the three missions... (shoddy)

Rich_L · 30-05-2008, 11:54

It's a pretty amazing system, and as you go into it in greater depth it only gets more ...I did Immunology as a module in my pathology degree and it's an incredibly complex system that somehow works! Even an isolated aspect like the complement system is complicated enough before you get into the cell aspects of it!

i.e.

Nice!

Pheebs · 30-05-2008, 17:02

Bless the Pickmeister... I heard all these "pew pew .. peeeeew pew pew pew" noises coming from upstairs for a good hour this morning! He was loving it!

And then, he struts down stairs and starts telling about how amazing the immune system is and giving me a run down of how it works! It sounded very interesting actually (nerd, I know

)

The wee diagram there looks pretty wickedy woo too Rich! Dunno for the life of me what it all means but it's impressive!

Pickers · 30-05-2008, 19:16

It looks an awful lot like dance steps... cha cha cha - strike a pose!

Lana · 01-06-2008, 12:11

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Originally Posted by Pickers

It looks an awful lot like dance steps... cha cha cha - strike a pose!

If the immune system were like dance steps, i think I would understand it better.
This game is very intriguing...I might dedicate some time to that today!:-D

lostkat · 01-06-2008, 07:25

OMG is that a phospholipid bilayer I see there Rich?

And are those bits in it proteins? I can't remember the name for proteins that go all the way through. I've forgotten most of my degree now

Belmit · 03-06-2008, 13:45

If my immune system was as good at protecting me from nasties as I was playing that game, I would have died of air poisoning upon being born.

Lana · 04-06-2008, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Belmit

If my immune system was as good at protecting me from nasties as I was playing that game, I would have died of air poisoning upon being born.

same here. i played today and i am absolutely pathetic at it. I think this is why I get sick so much.

30-05-2008, 11:42	#1
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	Play and Learn - The immune system Whilst planning my year 8 lessons this morning, I have been educating myself on the wonders of the human immune system... and I found this nifty (if difficult and repetative) game: http://nobelprize.org/educational_ga...ity/index.html TO really be in awe of the immune system as much as I am, read the articles on that link too. amazing. I managed 5+ minutes to complete the three missions... (shoddy) __________________ Pictures

30-05-2008, 11:54	#2
Rich_L Dr Cocktapuss Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seven Sizzles Posts: 1,044	It's a pretty amazing system, and as you go into it in greater depth it only gets more ...I did Immunology as a module in my pathology degree and it's an incredibly complex system that somehow works! Even an isolated aspect like the complement system is complicated enough before you get into the cell aspects of it! i.e. Nice! __________________ Last edited by Rich_L; 30-05-2008 at 11:56.

30-05-2008, 17:02	#3
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Bless the Pickmeister... I heard all these "pew pew .. peeeeew pew pew pew" noises coming from upstairs for a good hour this morning! He was loving it! And then, he struts down stairs and starts telling about how amazing the immune system is and giving me a run down of how it works! It sounded very interesting actually (nerd, I know ) The wee diagram there looks pretty wickedy woo too Rich! Dunno for the life of me what it all means but it's impressive! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

30-05-2008, 19:16	#4
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	It looks an awful lot like dance steps... cha cha cha - strike a pose! __________________ Pictures

01-06-2008, 07:25	#6
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	OMG is that a phospholipid bilayer I see there Rich? And are those bits in it proteins? I can't remember the name for proteins that go all the way through. I've forgotten most of my degree now __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

03-06-2008, 13:45	#7
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	If my immune system was as good at protecting me from nasties as I was playing that game, I would have died of air poisoning upon being born. __________________