Biology is a Burrito: A text- and visual-based journey through a living cell
the-mitr
51 points
7 comments
April 30, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
bhagyeshsp
What a beautiful depiction. Reminds me of high fidelity 3D animation videos I used to watch about DNA replication, cell signalling etc. One of the most fascinating parts to me was DNA transcription. The engineering is quite precise. Found the video I was referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hk9jct2ozY
AnonC
> It's a wonder that cells get anything done at all. > The first time I did these calculations, I felt an intense appreciation for biology. And now, I want everyone else to feel the same. We ought to teach students of biology to think as mathematicians: to carefully quantify biology, to think in absolute units, and to develop a feeling for the organism. It was interesting to read this article, but I think I would’ve understood a lot more if this entire piece had been (or were) an animated video that described it. Text and a few animations don’t do enough justice for the passion, knowledge and detail that’s in this article, IMO.
brudgers
Logically that the burrito metaphor can explain monads, implies that the burrito metaphor can explain biology.
ggm
Lets hear it for Van der Waals forces! Go team!
ggm
Lets hear it for Van der Waals forces! Go team! The painting is wonderful. Yes, it's a snapshot in time of a dynamic state. All paintings are!