The fertilization process is reproduced in Star Wars style

The processes that occur in human fertilization are difficult to convey by image, but a group of scientists, inspired by Star Wars, succeeded in that , creating an entertaining video. High position and information - at the same time, accidentally discovered a new scientific discovery in the process.

The video, titled 'The Beginning', was compiled by Don Ingber, founder of the Wyss Institute of Biological Engineers, and Charles Reilly, a scientist who was an employee here previously worked with film director Peter. Jackson at Park Road Post.

'I feel science is portrayed as a rote learning routine in high school, while the concept of learning rote, if you remember, is not science,' Ingber explained in a statement. 'Science is pursuing the unknown. We have a responsibility to reach out to the community and convey exciting discoveries and discoveries, and luckily, the film industry is doing it very well. "

Fertilization.

So by combining science and art, Ingber and Reilly were able to see nature, and even pre-existing hypotheses about molecular processes, through a completely different lens. The video and new discoveries were later published in the scientific journal ACS Nano.

In the short episode, Ingber and Reilly chose Star Wars's space-based beauty, replacing the X-wings with sperm and Death Star with an egg. So it seems more like the 'Battle of Sperm' rather than 'Star Wars' , where millions of sperms swim and compete to occupy the first place to fertilize eggs.

The key lies in keeping the entertainment at the same time scientifically accurate. The complex motion of the spermatic tail requires the creation of a multi-scale biological model from the cell to the atomic. It was like starting with the Parliament building and zooming in close enough to look from screws or bolts attaching the entire structure together.

'It turns out that making an accurate biological model and building a realistic life simulation in movies with computers is very similar, in the same way that you have to constantly repair and adjust your virtual object until when it fits with real images and motion , 'Reilly said. 'In biology, however, simulation must also be adjusted according to available scientific data and proven theoretical models.

To create this video, the researchers combined logic-based editing software with molecular dynamics simulation software, while making sure that the motion is accurate at all sizes.

Dynein protein rows in the tubular microstructures of synchronous axons cause axon movement.

The most important achievement of this video is the description of the sperm axon - a long tube of nine pairs of tubular microstructures arranged in a column around a central pair, which extends the length of the tail. The video shows how the yarn keeps bending and straightening, creating the ability to move the tail. Diving deeper, this apparatus consists of engine proteins called Dynein. The rows of motor proteins in axons move in a uniform manner, creating movement - a process similar to that of all rowers who row at the same time.

It is here that researchers find a new molecular process. While constructing a dynamic, 3D model of a molecular engine, the researchers learned that a specific joint of the Dynein molecule moves simultaneously in its characteristic direction when the force acts on the linkage, that is, at the point where the chemical bond is broken, energy is released. That's one thing scientists have never seen before.

You can see the video depicting Star Wars-style fertilization here: