Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How crowded is the inside of a cell? Greg Brittingham explains his research into the functional effects of macromolecular crowding in cells. Macromolecules are things like DNA, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Do these molecules have a more difficult time getting where they need to go in more crowded cells?

Greg is a PhD student in Liam Holt's lab at NYU.

Drawn and narrated by Greg Brittingham.
Edited and produced by Lisa Dennison.

See the post on sciencesketches.org for more: sciencesketches.org/single-post/2016/09/24/Macromolecular-Crowding-in-Cells