stackyFACTS
Transport

Viruses hijack cellular transport to replicate themselves

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

A virus is basically a highly motivated hitchhiker. It sneaks into your cell, commandeers the internal biological highways, and turns your own biological factories into a mass-production facility for its parasitic offspring.

Viruses hijack cellular transport to replicate themselves
STACKY / Transport
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Transport →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
Cells aggressively swallowing nearby objects
Transport

Cells aggressively swallowing nearby objects

Sometimes the only way to move a package inside is to literally wrap your entire self around it. Endocytosis involves a cell membrane folding inward to engulf…

Discover more
Why drinking seawater makes you thirstier
Transport

Why drinking seawater makes you thirstier

Thanks to the relentless physics of osmosis, the water inside your cells has absolutely zero loyalty to you. If the environment outside your membrane suddenly…

Discover more
What incredibly basic transport skill do many astronauts struggle with for weeks after returning from space?
Transport

What incredibly basic transport skill do many astronauts struggle with for weeks after returning from space?

What incredibly basic transport skill do many astronauts struggle with for weeks after returning from space?

Discover more
A slow walk can signal a shorter lifespan
Transport

A slow walk can signal a shorter lifespan

Doctors can literally clock the grim reaper by watching you cross a room. A faster natural gait indicates better cardiovascular health and muscular strength,…

Discover more
Genetic testing conducted on the New York City subway system revealed that nearly half of the DNA found on the handrails and seats matched absolutely no known organism in any scientific database.
Transport

Genetic testing conducted on the New York City subway system revealed that nearly half of the DNA found on the handrails and seats matched absolutely no known organism in any scientific database.

Genetic testing conducted on the New York City subway system revealed that nearly half of the DNA found on the handrails and seats matched absolutely no known…

Discover more
Why do engineers fear that fully autonomous, self-driving cars will create a massive global wave of motion sickness?
Transport

Why do engineers fear that fully autonomous, self-driving cars will create a massive global wave of motion sickness?

Why do engineers fear that fully autonomous, self-driving cars will create a massive global wave of motion sickness?

Discover more
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store