What are we made of?
In this section you can learn about what we are made of - cells, proteins, genes, DNA, chromosomes - and how these are involved in cancer.
A sense of scale
It can be difficult to imagine something as small as a cell, or a strand of DNA. Here's a picture that helps to explain the relative size of different things:
Zooming in
All complex life, from plants to pandas, is made up of microscopic cells arranged into tissues and organs. This short animation explains more about what we're made of:
Watch a larger version in a new window
Listen to an audio version of the animation (please note, this doesn't play at the same speed as the animation):
Increase text
Decrease text
Print this page
