See a Salamander Grow From a Single Cell in this Incredible Time-lapse | Short Film Showcase

[@NatGeo]

After more than six months of filming and countless tweaks, Jan van IJken was able to shrink what would take around four weeks in nature down to just six minutes of otherworldly beauty. If you'd like to learn more, read on here: on.natgeo.com/2DVOnUN

[@shahrinpapri6343]

great job love your channel ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍

[@nelsonvenema3614]

It looked like it started as a giant cell that divided into smaller cells that in total still had the same volume as the mothercell. Is this truely what happened

[@messianen]

@@nelsonvenema3614 Yeah, naturally. Cleavage divisions of the zygote do not involve growth.

[@agerven]

@@nelsonvenema3614 Good question, but obviously not. In the course of these 4 weeks they have some moments in which they zoom out to keep the growing embryo within frame and focus.

[@nelsonvenema3614]

@@agerven thank very much

[@pablobellotto8847]

10/10 great character development

[@matthewcron8842]

I mean, you aren’t wrong.

[@dimaswahyupratama3694]

Literally a character developing

[@SebastianTheGreat]

I feel like I really watched the character grow throughout the film

[@AVenged13m]

and the arc is majestic. It doesnt feel rushed at all

[@theodoreld1909]

😂😂

[@gnollio]

Knowing cells divide is one thing but actually seeing it is shocking. This process feels both scientific and metaphysical at the same time.

[@AClRCLEOFLlGHT]

The cellular programming to be able to accomplish such a thing is remarkable. Even our scientific understanding of it is dumbed way down to our level of comprehension. The science is not at all a satisfactory alternative to metaphysical.

[@therealestg9]

Atheists be like "everything is random and there is no unifying energy behind the meticulous order and structure of the universe"

[@AClRCLEOFLlGHT]

@@therealestg9 Science is great at helping to understand that order, but not where the order came from. Using science in the place of God is why they have to use words like "Accident" and "random", which are just words for "we can't figure it out, so let's just ignore it and pretend what we do know is the ceiling".

[@birbboi2986]

@@AClRCLEOFLlGHT nah that just mean let's ignore it until we have the tools tp understand it, knowledge doesn't come over day. You have to accept you don't know if u want to make progress

[@MiloMay]

@@therealestg9 I dont think that is the atheists view, I think there view is that they dont belive in god.

[@bluedreamz78]

The cell splitting was nuts crazy how everything knows exactly what to do

[@HappyDude1]

I was thinking the same thing ! I dont get it how the cells know what to do and when to do it. Like creating his eyes. But also what we dont see On the inside his brains and organs .... really amazing

[@doggodoggo2381]

did you ever heard about..... *genes* ? They are basically one big to-do list for organisms

[@AldwinSalig]

People know about that how that works since a couple decades ago.

[@JorgeHernandez-qw3wy]

The crazy world only god knows

[@doggodoggo2381]

@@elkirb9997 *Yes* . Also they follow genes because if they don't ,organism would likely die due to some fatal mutation : D. .They are basicly just multiplying wich builds organism cell by cell.It's like I would ask you why are you mating with others?.That's just how it work's

[@kittyblack1538]

My jaw was on the floor this entire video, I could never have expected that science like this would be possible for the human eye to watch and perceive. Absolute brilliance 🥺

[@Brukrex]

This is not science but a normal nature process.

[@E_Rico]

@@Brukrex … which is science.

[@Brukrex]

@@E_Rico science is the study of of different things. But this is a "development process"

[@E_Rico]

@@Brukrex which is still part of science😂 idk where you are going with this

[@Brukrex]

@@E_Rico dude you don't get it 💀. She said it like science made it. This existed before the word science. Even Before humans too. Science is study study.

[@daybyday834]

A+ for no obnoxious background music. The amazing visuals and beauty of nature is more than enough.

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

The visuals were indeed awesome - as is the transformation itself - but I have to admit I was a little put off by the added sounds; they were both unnecessary and misleading.

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

yeah i liked the simplicity of the video

[@daybyday834]

@tommy aronson Then you might not want to look up what foley artists do for nature documentaries...

[@daybyday834]

@tommy aronson any suggestions?

[@cqproton]

I’m confused the op is talking about background music. Is his statement not valid?

[@Loddentidster]

Let's give a shout out to the sound departement aswell! 👏 👏 👏 The choice of not putting any music onto this made it that more immersive and beautiful!

[@mark-jf5ik]

what if there was no sound department and that’s why there’s no music

[@Milkymalk]

I wouldn't have minded if it had been Massive Attack - Teardrop ;)

[@stillybrings6251]

Fact. It's rare

[@gnk53]

Sound can be muted (or didn't you know?)

[@stillybrings6251]

@@Milkymalk hit the nail on the head.

[@ramsewanthakur]

Ok, KZbin auto recommend algorithm you won this time. Love you national geographic for showing 6 min of incredible footage of nature's finest artistry.

[@kamikaze6198]

I agree

[@moser3712]

Dumb Indian bigot showing off his EENGALIS! 🤣

[@fifthe4908]

​@@moser3712 ,perhaps speaking english ain't showing off english dumb muggle.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

Christ I can't wait until you nerds stop commenting about the algorithm

[@Ford_prefect_42]

Thank you Amit for introducing this fascinating video to us. We may not all be scientists, but today we are thanks to you ❤️

[@paepsae4904]

not too sure why this was in my recommendations but im glad it was

[@zeed.8213]

same fam..

[@Ghost-eh4yr]

Same

[@ApoorvaKriti]

Same jin

[@mariusgozar4487]

Same

[@vaynemarrymekk6949]

Such an original comment

[@иваниванов-в3б8х]

*a person after birth* needs constant care and supervision. *Salamander after birth* - well, I'm off

[@morganalabeille5004]

I once heard someone say that animals are born instinctively knowing their most important skill, and for humans that skill is asking for help

[@Astitva]

@@morganalabeille5004 engineering : guess I will die then

[@aarongonzalez4458]

@@morganalabeille5004 not all animals instinctively know only reptiles, fish and insects. birds and mammals have to learn that's why when you get a pet fox ( I have one sinse it was small) and try to release it back into the wild it will not know how to hunt because it has to learn from its parents but if you release a pet fish I've done it the fish instinctively knows that it has to find and knows what is food even tho it never lived wild

[@Thanos-tm2ng]

Bees McBee another day another karen

[@chiliology3921]

Turtles after birth: GOTTA GO FAST

[@KindOldRaven]

It's still kinda weird how a heart just ''starts'' at one point.

[@KindOldRaven]

@Luke Wilson I realize that, but it almost appears that way in this video.

[@Quazi-Moto]

@Luke Wilson It takes its first beat at SOME point. We didn't see it, but it does "start".

[@1BeGe]

@Luke Wilson It very much does. There is absolutely a spontaneous first contraction that happens at an early point in the heart's development.

[@sadikabes9631]

Gods power

[@Quazi-Moto]

@@sadikabes9631 ♫ Woa! God! Kiiiickstart my heart, hope it never stops! ♪

[@alarcon99]

John Green said watch so I watched. Thank you Amit and family!❤

[@definedbyfire]

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[@anahiapcay9042]

Salamander: *happily starting to live without knowing that 5,5 million people have witnessed its birth*

[@danielt.4330]

@Siggesatan I'm an antinatalist, so I don't think it's ethical to start a life without being able to gain the consent of the being beforehand. When you say it is "amazing," biology itself might be amazing, but that doesn't mean it's ethical.

[@tristanfaulkner6003]

@@danielt.4330 I really hope you are joking

[@danielt.4330]

@@tristanfaulkner6003 Why do you hope I'm joking? And I'm not, I'm expressing my thoughts. If you think I'm incorrect, why do you think so?

[@tristanfaulkner6003]

@@danielt.4330 Well, that would mean that you view life itself and existence as morally wrong. No being "consented" to it's own birth because no being exists in this reality before it's birth. What is the alternative to existence? There would just be nothing. The universe would have little meaning without any living thing to experience it. Even if there are other planes of existence it would still mean that this one will completely go to waste and lose all meaning. Whether life exists for a reason or by chance, it exists and it doesn't deserve to be frowned upon for continuing to exist.

[@danielt.4330]

@@tristanfaulkner6003 How does your comment, in any way, address the issue that I raised? I didn't ask about how you feel the consequences of such actions would conclude. I stated that "starting a life without gaining consent beforehand is unethical." Do you disagree with my point? And if so, why? And furthermore, saying, "it exists and it doesn't deserve to be frowned upon for continuing to exist" is not what I did. I didn't "frown upon" it for existing - I frowned upon humans for engaging in specific activities that start new life. There's a difference.

[@jessicaclark7130]

“Aight imma be a finger. You guys can be part of the tail. And maybe you can turn into the eye.” -cells

[@icarus5676]

Enough! -DNA

[@biko9824]

I don’t really feel good about this whole ‘being the tip of the tail’ thing...

[@viszionaso2185]

but i wanna be PP😪

[@TheFilmmakersTimeChamber]

Next Pixar movie right there. Entitled "Cells" like soul and inside out

[@ferrellfamily6316]

thats actually a good way to explain it

[@AzlianaLyana]

Such an amazing opportunity to be able to see this up close. Love these timelapses. Thanks NG

[@nicci11green]

This is absolutely amazing! Life, no matter what form, is precious!!

[@NatGeo]

It takes so much work, too! If you'd like to learn more about the process of capturing this on film, read on here: on.natgeo.com/2DVOnUN

[@tgmtf5963]

it's cgi betches

[@cqproton]

Yamamoto Genryuusaii nuh-uh prove it beo-tch ugh *hair flip*

[@611gay5]

You were there?

[@MossyBear]

Thank you, Amit. This was extremely beautiful 💚

[@davidschmidt6013]

Absolutely incredible. This needs to be shown in EVERY Science class.

[@aiseruchaan]

And if they did, nobody would believe there's a god anymore, or most of them would start doubting with their existence and question everything... Which is what majority of society doesn't like 😂😌

[@umutsen2290]

@@aiseruchaan You're wrong, unfortunately, instead of questioning the existance of metaphysical entity, religious people will consider this lecture as a "miracle" and a "proof" of the existance of god. So nobody will examine their belief at all, believers and non believers will call it proof, and the skeptical ones will stay the same

[@ewigerschuler3982]

@@umutsen2290 That makes zero sense, why would they do that?

[@umutsen2290]

@@ewigerschuler3982Because most of the religions are based on the term 'miracle' and they consider the life itself as one of those miracles, just try to have an arguement who has made tons of researches and still deeply religious and you will see what I mean here

[@Benjamin-1776]

@@aiseruchaan If anything this proves God’s existence. Just as the glory of His creation can be seen in the beauty of nature. One would need quite the convincing to propose this cell production and development can occur on its lonesome.

[@davontihoward9038]

The cast for this film couldn't had been any better, everyone played their roles perfectly!

[@coolsalmon485]

Some honorable mentions please?

[@nossta5242]

@@coolsalmon485 science

[@MinktheStorykeeper]

@@coolsalmon485 salamander

[@rustyshackleford9888]

@@coolsalmon485 egg

[@dalekmasterblaster585]

The mitochandria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[@rreidnauer]

Salamander: _"It feels like I've been watched my _*_ENTIRE_*_ life."_

[@MrAsddasdasda]

420

[@swamdono]

*Good morning. And if I don't see you later, good afternoon, good evening and good night.*

[@JodBronson]

LOL

[@wildaramadhanih.8589]

Truman show flashback intensified

[@bluntreaction]

The Salamander Show

[@jonathankay9927]

That was incredible! What a wonderful gift to receive today, Amit.

[@hoixmap520]

Notice how as the cells divide at the start, the embryo as a whole stays the same size. This is different to conventional mitosis outside of developmental biology where a cell grows and THEN divides into two daughter cells, essentially doubling the total volume of cells. Also, notice how you can see the red blood cells flowing through the circulatory system. Just a few interesting points. Anyway, the way these cells actually coordinate themselves is by secreting substances called morphogens. These morphogens then diffuse around the surrounding mass binding to the cell surface of each other. The area where the morphogen is produced is very high in the amount of the morphogen (as it was produced there). As you move further and further away from the source, the amount of morphogen decreases. In this way, the cells can "know" where they are in relation to the rest of the cells and embryo by different amounts of morphogen binding back to their cell surface membrane. They can then respond by activating or silencing certain genes. This happens throughout the process allowing cells to differentiate and specialise into the different tissues and organs eventually resulting in the salamander. The world of developmental biology is an incredibly clever and fascinating process.

[@RadeticDaniel]

thanks for this comment, I just learned something new =)

[@hoixmap520]

@@RadeticDaniel No problem, happy to help ✌🏻

[@martinfraga4329]

Thank you! I was so confused by that...to the point where I thought we were not looking at cell division, and simply something that looked like it.

[@hoixmap520]

@@martinfraga4329 Oh yes, it’s still cell division so you’re completely right.

[@nahidsyyed906]

All this finally reflects that there is a SUPERPOWER above and beyond human comprehension that we call by different names..OMG!

[@spenarkley]

Amazing to see that every cell knows exactly what to do, what to be or what to become

[@muzanjackson8827]

ikr

[@leonalionheart1398]

Power of dna

[@michealtaylor7745]

Every single cell is alive, & has that knowledge of what to do. Just amazing seeing it split from two cells into a heart beating, moving, conscious tiny thing that still hadn't finished cooking yet.

[@michealtaylor7745]

Conscious as soon as its heart beat. Moved some, though it hadn't finished cooking yet. Fabulous to behold.

[@niamh69]

@@michealtaylor7745 I'm gonna have to disagree with that, when something is growing and it still can't survive by itself, it isn't really conscious

[@i1s9m9r5]

I was thinking about my whole existence throughout the video.

[@mateoarenales3758]

lol same

[@garsayfsomali]

we're very privileged to be able to live at a time where technology has developed so much that we are able to know such design.

[@froog7068]

same XD

[@firegator6853]

same

[@djzatorze]

I'm still doing it and it was a while since I watched the salamander

[@rearles4951]

We’re here because…. Thank you Amit for showing us this beautiful video and for being awesome. DFTBA!

[@definedbyfire]

We're here because

[@thefastcommenter7774]

WHOS AMIT

[@Zorioy]

To think that we were that small once, it’s really impressive

[@preethigasara2212]

I just realized.....

[@Maraien]

were*

[@joscram1129]

I call bull

[@Zorioy]

Deepanshu Joshi Yes

[@smhwolvi]

We have millions/billions/trillions of children inside of us.. They just need to do their thing until one gets chosen

[@z3dar]

You should absolutely make this a series with different animals. Seriously, it would be mind-altering. This video alone is one of the best I've seen. I would also love to see a continuous time-lapse without cuts.

[@Brathize]

Pyry Parkkola it takes too much time and patience.. Not easy tho

[@danman9847]

Baandi set it and forget it ez pz lol

[@carneliantopsoil]

Start with babies and change some minds!

[@someonessidechannel1485]

It would be a lot harder with avians and mammals, but with other species of amphibians and fish... That would be a sweet series

[@Goku_is_my_spotter]

I WAS GONNA SAY THE SAME PLEASE DO!!!

[@PhantomKode]

It's amazing how the cells "know" how to arrange billions of themselves into this particular shape.

[@sertan3665]

its called dna

[@好有钱]

啊

[@LoganAddisMusic]

@@sertan3665 You're so smart! What does knowing the name of something that you learned in 3rd grade have anything to do with explaining how something this complex works? I bet my boy Jordan is also beyond the 3rd grade so he is also well aware that "dna" is the chemical set of instructions behind this process.

[@sertan3665]

@@LoganAddisMusic you making dna so simple in that sentence. dna is complex itself. science still cant understand most of its' parts. and there is no magical reason one cell multiplying and become a complex living being. answer is simple, dna.

[@LoganAddisMusic]

@@sertan3665 you are proving my point, you made it sound like "aw it's just dna bruh" when it's obviously more complex than that

[@iota_tau]

From cell to bread dough proofing to salamander - fascinating! Thank you Amit for leading me here!

[@Wispa03]

This is the most incredible thing i have seen in a while

[@Nobody-xq2gu]

Dont you see yourself everyday? 😊

[@lucid4683]

@@Nobody-xq2gu 👍👍

[@straighttothep01nt55]

Imagine watching a human do this.

[@brandonjodie2238]

@@Nobody-xq2gu oooo

[@h.amz.a2262]

Maybe EVER?!

[@Archer-1453]

This easily the most beautiful thing I’ve seen this year

[@bejelweledlegacy8282]

It will probably be the only beautiful thing you see this year, on the internet at least

[@5and532]

More beautiful than Liverpool beating barca?

[@samuelcerda9876]

You need to see how a baby is made then...

[@jeslynlim7753]

Dude! I always wondered how cell division looks in real life!

[@owenleenstra6501]

same!

[@jonathan99097]

Yeah me too, it's fascinating asf

[@inh6940]

Same! I wish my biology teacher showed me this when I was in senior high school

[@darenejamesdapar1249]

you mean how it looks like in microscopic measure

[@joseeduardodosreis4599]

@chris mclean he was right, its mitosis

[@rebeccabrown4277]

That was absolutely amazing. Thank you, Amit, for sharing your passion from beyond the veil. RIP

[@abhishekmg2451]

It's really cool that the yellow liquid turned into a conscious living thing just like that

[@akainsxrtions1626]

The "Yellow liquid" is actually a single cell, splitting up into billions of other cells eventually forming the salamander

[@pia1938]

@@akainsxrtions1626 i think we all got that part. it's just better to not speak in scientific terms sometimes, child.

[@akainsxrtions1626]

@@pia1938 Not sure why you tryna come at me like that but go crazy i guess

[@timothymenard4946]

@@akainsxrtions1626 They're probably just insecure about something.

[@netzly1305]

@No One u are trying to sound ingenious, but what you wrote made no sense.

[@Leto85]

I'm so impressed by how all these cells 'know' how to arrange themselves. Amazing timelapse. I would have loved to see a timer on screen to see the growth compared to the actual time.

[@solitude99999]

I too thought about it...

[@pleeppants1712]

i hope i don't ruin this, but there is a thing called genes. it is like a instruction manual for organisms.

[@Leto85]

@@pleeppants1712 Haha, I know that.

[@Tantalus010]

It actually makes me want to pause the development of the embryo very early on (say when it's at 4 cells), rotate one of the cells (nucleus and all) by 90 degrees, then let it resume developing and see what happens. Would that destroy the embryo? Will it survive but come out all wrong? Will the cell rotate back to its original orientation? Does cell orientation matter at all?

[@Leto85]

@@Tantalus010 Will this count as animal abuse?

[@edwindungdung1998]

My mind is blown, I've always wished to see this happen. Ever since I learnt about cells in 7th grade. Such an incredible sight. Wow!

[@greatshawn2165]

I learned cells in 8th grade

[@soundiboi1749]

You learned in 7th? I learned in 5th but I'm in CBG so idk

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

I learned about cells in 9th grade AP Bio.

[@Slobrojoe]

You will be missed, Amit. Thank you for all you did

[@definedbyfire]

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[@evilsharkey8954]

It’s crazy how clearly you can see the early stages of development, like when the blastula becomes a gastrula, and the creature starts to develop a front and back.

[@turtlemanbilo5009]

@whesley hynes that is the dumbest thing i have ever heard

[@turtlemanbilo5009]

is it weird that blastula and gastrula remind me of pokemon names

[@RomanshGupta]

@@turtlemanbilo5009 lol same blastoise and galvantula right?

[@turtlemanbilo5009]

@@RomanshGupta yea lol

[@alejandromorales1691]

@whesley hynes what are you on about

[@feger481]

6 minutes and 42 seconds of the most incredible thing I've ever seen. Seeing this, can certainly put the Miracle of Life into perspective.

[@coupage2836]

Yeah, oh wait....unless it's a human being...weird

[@colins9616]

It's an awesome reminder of how life really does begin at conception

[@coupage2836]

@@colins9616 Yes sir. Basic Biology. :)

[@borysjelcyn8292]

For me that's second most incredible thing, first was seeing my wife that actually remembered where she did leave her keys.

[@mhm77887]

@@colins9616 thats a whole other debate. Ofcourse a single tiny cell is life, but that life is far from one that resembles a living being.

[@mott41261]

I am awed, having studied embryonic development in college in the 80s using drawings and maybe some still photos... this short is amazingly clear, you can see each step as it occurs. Thank you

[@AJ-iu6nw]

technology advances what we can observe.. and the more we observe.. the more we realize.. that we know nothing. -Einstein

[@oxiosophy]

I learned embriology at medschool a year ago, not much has changed unfortunately.

[@KrustyKlown]

2:26 those cells moving to other locations ... was shocking !!! I thought it just grew by cell division, nope.. some cells know they need to be somewhere else and go there, crazy!!

[@greganderson7216]

@@AJ-iu6nw this is so true! That video is amazing! We understand nothing.

[@Yulia.chandrika]

Are this animals born from transparent eggs or the could shoot what is going on inside the egg which special technology?

[@kateodonnell4359]

For Amit and his fascination and love of the world ❤️

[@definedbyfire]

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[@maiko_chan0]

Those cells be like *o* *0* *∞* *oo*

[@mueezadam8438]

OwO

[@TEXAS2459]

LOL that was creative of you

[@wubbadubda2291]

Straight up

[@alangolab6657]

cool

[@bugayden2287]

What is this sorcery of fonts

[@mollyf604]

i feel very emotionally attached to this singular specific salamander

[@uchennauko7307]

It's been dead for years

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

@@uchennauko7307 you hush your face!

[@uchennauko7307]

@@benjaminholcomb9478 f my life

[@skullerton9858]

it's probably dead

[@envviro]

@@skullerton9858 Aren’t we all?

[@Premium_Jelly]

What we all imagined would happen after putting our instant-dinosaur pills in some hot water

[@OnceUponLater]

very this lol

[@tabletanoastra8342]

underrated comment lol

[@juleann21]

lmfaooooooooo this just made my day

[@JosephRGrych]

Better than those darn ol' shrimpy sea monkeys.

[@niamh69]

@@JosephRGrych those things terrified me

[@falwyn]

Here because of Amit Schiller, may his memory be a blessing.

[@definedbyfire]

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[@emilyvera8538]

I feel so honored to witness this, imagine the reaction of the great scientists of the past that dedicated their life to this.

[@iankane1733]

Honored is a good word for having been able to witness this.

[@Frostinizo]

very nice

[@PaynesPrairie]

You caught my feelings exactly. We are so blessed that we can witness this.

[@Ryan-mr5hw]

Me too wow

[@starlegends3092]

Ya

[@ikari_smh]

That little circulatory system developing is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Crazy that we ourselves went through a process just like this.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

I can't believe you can see the individual red blood cells moving single file through the capillaries.

[@ikari_smh]

@@gregorymalchuk272 I completely forgot I made this comment. Yes it is very fascinating, especially since that is exactly how our capillaries would appear right now. Life is just amazingly complex, and these little intrinsic details are what make it cool lol

[@dorawang4174]

Right? And it's just fascinating to be reminded that we are also animals, not a dominant species if we just stopped and looked at how life begins.

[@fantasticmrnox]

@@dorawang4174 so does that make lions not the dominant predators in the animal kingdom?

[@jmiquelmb]

@@fantasticmrnox You’re mixing apex predator with dominant species. What makes a life form “dominant” is rather subjective. Lions are apex predators. They have high mortality rates due to hunger, and low populations because it’s not possible for them to sustain large populations since they need so much meat to survive. Humans are both apex predators and extremely populous, for such a large animal. Thanks to technology, we have extremely high survival rates too. Other species could be considered just as much successful as us, though. Maybe even more. There’s millions of ants for every human, it’s incredible how many there are. It’s estimated that if we weighted all animals in the planet, ants would represent one tenth of the total mass. There’s even more plants, and bacteria are everywhere. If there’s ever a nuclear or natural super catastrophic event, vertebrates will probably be wiped out. Some bugs will probably survive though, they’re extremely resilient life forms.

[@nyreak]

I can see why Amit found this so interesting! Thinking of Amit and his family while watching.

[@definedbyfire]

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[@bgt2848]

Can we take a moment to just appreciate how gloriously amazing life is

[@meiru2453]

No. Some of the herbivores as in prey go through this process just to be eaten alive.

[@jontraz5993]

@@meiru2453 such is nature. Cruel and deadly. Why are you this way? Nature is beautiful, even when it's horrifying.

[@kiraxxxxxxxxx]

@@meiru2453 some have to be eaten to permit the others to continue to live instead of exctinct. That's why predators are here. Predators litteraly save species they hunt and eat. Without predators, they still procreate and procreate until there is no more food and everyone die. Only humans can't understand this process...

[@kiraxxxxxxxxx]

@@jontraz5993 Nature is never cruel. Cruelty is made by humans and their conscious.

[@jontraz5993]

@@kiraxxxxxxxxx there are animals who play with their food just for the fun of it. Though not conscious, it is indeed cruelty.

[@fazza2104]

mitochondria is the powerhouse of the *salamander*

[@yuyu9229]

mitochondria is the power house to every cell lmao thanks for explaining the joke wow im slow

[@fazza2104]

xiaohuangs that’s the joke

[@Odinsday]

Chlorophyll is the powerhouse of the p l a n t

[@EvonixTheGreatest]

@@yuyu9229 There are actually cells without mitochondria

[@chrisgonzalez3817]

xiaohuangs can’t believe you made this un-funny

[@gabrielweissenbach4048]

This is amazing. I mean the filming. The developement of the salamander is a masterpiece that cant be described by words.

[@Heavyanker]

@whesley hynes stfu

[@voices4oppressed]

And while we marvel at this knowing no one, human or otherwise cannot make this and yet we still deny the presence of God while anything and everything is a proof before your eyes and around your very world!!!

[@soniastronach210]

What an incredible video! Thank you Amit, may you rest in peace ❤

[@wellinshort]

This truly is the most spectacular thing to witness in life - the creation of life itself. It's as much informative as it is breathtaking. To actually SEE the cells splitting and multiplying to create every aspect of this wonderful creature... this had been captured for the betterment of us all. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

[@noobofalltrades9766]

ikr. To think we go a process similar to this, so tiny then we grow so big compared to our original state.

[@ivaerak]

Curb your virtue signaling. Humans are aware of the fascination that is Nature for thousands of years, yet they wouldn't blink an eye to take away the life of a fellow human being.

[@noobofalltrades9766]

@@ivaerak what are you even on about?

[@inqvisidor]

erak exactly. i was just about to say that. when it comes to real living human beings, there is no hesitation to destroy life (for some).

[@skerdi51]

@@ivaerak there is enough of us to destroy the same magnificent nature that you just described, 100-200 less wont do much

[@blake7908]

All the cells came together and just knew where to go and what to become. That was so trippy. Like we all went through that, and here we are, thinking for ourselves. When theres billions of cells inside me making this possible. They created me so I could control them. How crazy.

[@minutespace9307]

Same

[@treplox4318]

i mean it's not like THEY made YOU and YOU control THEM, these cells are you, and you are them, even if "you" as a being is just an impulses in the brain, the brain is still made of cells

[@mamta156]

power of Allah, the creator..how come all these incredible things are done alone without any guidance.. We can't accept an iphone to be done by chance alone without a manufacture..how come we can accept that a living creature with heart, eyes..ect is created alone...

[@keefjunior4061]

How in the heck do the cells know where to go? This is all so amazing. Sometimes I feel I picked the wrong science to love.

[@watsoncastelino3205]

@@keefjunior4061 DNA My Friend

[@anthonyglee1710]

Absolutely fascinating and humbling to think we all went thru this process. Thank you to the people who made this video, it’s 11 out of 10.

[@Hoitado]

I didn’t. I’m not a Salamander

[@Lautaro95w]

@@Hoitado I am

[@PluvioZA]

@@Hoitado Hah! Nice try salamander, but we've all seen your Facebook profile.

[@Hoitado]

@@kevinOneil6742 you don’t know what a joke is huh?

[@erronblack308]

@@Hoitado you REALLY don’t know what a joke is huh? What part of this guys comment was so serious? Saying you were a seed made you upset?

[@TBFighterTofu]

Thank you Amit! Rest in awesome.

[@tash5186]

That isn't even its final form

[@kkayn]

ur pfp is so cursed

[@nalynnsansaneeyawet3136]

They don’t stop growing lmao

[@senorclown9882]

I mean, yeah

[@cleitonakaspyda]

OMG that landed so perfectly in this video LOOL let's hope it doesnt become one of those "hold my beer" or "you have chosen death" ones we see all the time

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

No, he's right... This just shows the birth of the larval stage of an _Ichthyosaura alpestris_ (an Alpine Newt) from its egg. You can find photos of the adult form by Googling the scientific name... (I'm a biologist (specializing in herpetology) by trade)...

[@ZavienF]

The fact that we have technology to see this kind of stuff happening, and even to compress such a massive amount of footage into a 6 minute long video that can be viewed by anybody who wishes to watch it, is truly amazing.

[@wokeavocado2199]

The fact that nature is the way it is is truly fascinating

[@sophiececile9946]

GrownMan I highly doubt that.

[@tea5224]

KrawattenBube It’s still shocking we’ve reached such technology.

[@tea5224]

GrownMan If it is, that’s even crazier.

[@tea5224]

Zavien Franklin Mhm, with such high quality.

[@captainron4470]

wow. just. ..wow being Alive today in this time to experience witnessing these things is mind-blowing

[@nooaastronomy1]

Captain Ron what a good time to be alive 😁

[@sanicmcdanic7853]

Makes me feel bad for all those unborn babies.

[@silvermediastudio]

Are you pro choice?

[@sanicmcdanic7853]

@@silvermediastudio you're getting a little personal.

[@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS]

Yes and in the wild this creature would be off to go swim in (and get poisoned by) the plastic polluted sea.

[@synappticuser7296]

What an absolute privilege to be able to see a creature birthing into life, from the very first cell, right through to a beautifully formed little being. It's both poignant and joyous. Seeing the whole process, leaves me feeling very protective of the little guy! Thank you for allowing us to see this. 🧡😊🤸

[@antarcticmapper3460]

Good thing salamanders are cannibals and most of them are eaten by their larger siblings!

[@ThatGuy-eq9mz]

Best comment ever

[@supernerb6938]

Something about watching this little guy come into existence has made me feel extremely attached to him/her...

[@janyleaves]

Me too!

[@nohandle413]

did you just assume his/her gender?!

[@totallynotafanficreader7850]

It's not a he/she!!! It's a tsundere battle helicopter!!!!! Lol but seriously I now want this salamander, the attachment is increasing

[@harinirajesh3838]

Yeah, but I also get a little creeped out whenever it twitches >.

[@alexandriahardy8977]

Welcome to parenthood

[@craftourartout]

This is what our teachers should have shown us after teaching about cells in biology class.

[@spicynoodles2742]

That would have been great, more interesting than the cell drawings we saw in school.

[@kateallison6096]

im watching this for bio class right now.

[@DajaninaNa]

we watched something similar but with a human baby in biology class

[@none8163]

Exactly it would have been more interesting

[@Fire-xq8je]

And that kids is how Mark Zuckerberg was born

[@df3yt]

No this thing has expression. Mark was made from the same factory as Brie Larson.

[@genericallyericli4648]

This needs more likes

[@Someguy12333]

Lord *_ZUCC_*

[@RickyMrclg0]

Lmao

[@septimus7524]

@@df3yt O O F

[@Riccardo_can]

This is so cool, thanks for bringing us here, Amit! You'll be missed

[@definedbyfire]

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[@hanaeve__]

When the cells started to split themselves up into billions of themselves, it was both beautiful but *kinda spooky.*

[@jskratnyarlathotep8411]

interesting, during all the development it did not grow at all or is it just a magic zoom?

[@davidkonevky7372]

I loved every second of it

[@searchingmyfxcks2334]

it looked really psychedelic and trippy

[@Nhatanh0475]

And then everything just swallow them self.

[@Gnoggin]

Life is amazing.

[@dandragonz3483]

Yeah it is (btw I love your stuff dude)

[@DuskLegend]

But that’s just a theory

[@Natsu2G]

Hye sup, what are you doing around here? XD love your stuff btw ^^

[@jonnynik7626]

Says the guy with a skull as his avatar? :D

[@immagreenunit8301]

Your the best love what you do

[@mallwaki]

That salamander at the end was like : Aight Ima head out

[@sayyedzarrar]

U have to do that don't you...

[@mallwaki]

@@sayyedzarrar Yeah...

[@daddychill1552]

.....you had to.

[@saadiqahsurname9859]

Here from the special PIH fundraiser. Thank you Amit!

[@definedbyfire]

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[@saadiqahsurname9859]

@@lingskii Nerdfighter Amit Schiller sadly passed away at the age of 28. Amit was working on research to explain the topological phenomena of salamander embryc growth, as seen in this video.

[@rafas3941]

Amazing how you can see the process of Gastrulation (cells apparently "flowing inside" make up the mesoderm) start at around 1:00 and Neurulation at 1:46 (formation of the neural tube, which will make the central nervous system). Human embryos undergo the same processes and are quite similar at early stages of development.

[@mirabelch5439]

How do the cells know how to arrange themselves? I understand DNA encodes this, but not sure how exactly it works.

[@rafas3941]

@@mirabelch5439 Cells guide themselves by following migration factors, substances encoded by DNA, as you say. Imagine someone in a room puts perfume on, the closer you get to them, the stronger the smell will be. This works similarly. For example, cells which are supposed to go to the developing heart, and become heart cells, will have receptors for factors that “smell strongest” in the mid thorax. So when an organism develops, key structures like the spine or the digestive tube will release these substances locally and cells in migration will guide themselves to their final destination by detecting them. It is all about how they play with the intensity of these “smells”, which allows cells to adopt a very specific location. For complicated processes like these, there are thousands of genes which are expressed during embryo development and, after birth, never used again.

[@Arendt-Foucault]

@@rafas3941 to summarize, 1) spatially distributed transcription factors (maternal contributions ) and 2) intercellular talks(paracrine signals) .

[@rafas3941]

@@benjamin4321 there are genes called structural genes, which encode the functional molecules making up the “perfume”. But then there’s also regulation genes, encoding molecules which will determine when, where and for how long the structural genes are expressed. These regulating molecules (proteins) act through various mechanisms to silence/activate genes. It is an extremely complex system: a molecule regulates a molecule which in turn regulates others, and so on. The moment when different regulating proteins interact with one another determines the moment when genes are expressed, and thus when different types of “perfumes” (transcription factors, etc) are released.

[@GrammeStudio]

@@rafas3941 im curious. since there would be more perfume at any direction of a given radius. in other words. the space 1nano-meter from the source would have the same amount of perfume at the north, south, east, and west direction. and the space 5nano-meter away would have less perfume in any direction. you get the point. however, the cells that would migrate to form the head has to know to travel in only one direction e.g. north instead of dispersing in all direction and stopping at the same radius away from the source. how does the cell know and decide to only send the precursor cells for the head to only ONE direction?

[@yesitsmemaya]

I'm just curious about how this was filmed

[@mojoejojo6675]

animation from disney studios

[@obilingful]

through a microscope

[@yesitsmemaya]

HuffPuff Productions ah ok ty

[@comment514]

@@mojoejojo6675 I hope you're joking

[@lawrencethegreat896]

Comment nah he isn’t

[@beyondapostcard]

Thank you Amit! We're here because we're here 💛

[@definedbyfire]

Because we're here

because we're here

[@thefastcommenter7774]

Who is Amit

[@chai4768]

Something truly amazing in the moment the embryo moves, and life comes into focus. Thank you for making the world a more wonder filled place, Amit.

[@Wrijvingsloos]

Im here because of Amit! A huge inspiration for us all. RIP

[@definedbyfire]

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[@loveanie]

🤍🙏🏻🕊️

[@ijerryg]

Who Amit?

[@mmmanhahashimmm]

Who that....

[@Wrijvingsloos]

@@mmmanhahashimmm A great guy who unfotunately died a few months ago. He donated money from his last will to a matchingfund for charity. John Green (from the vlogbrothers, the books and crashcourse) then hosted a livestream to add funds to the matchinfund and add more to the donation. At the end of the stream we all went to this video to watch it as this was his favorite youtube video on the site.

[@inquisitiveterrestrian]

Thank you, Amit Schiller, and thank you Nerdfighteria! We're here because we're here...

[@kristinalee1504]

Because we're here

[@SorteEngel1]

Because we’re here! ❤️

[@definedbyfire]

Because we're here!

[@Wrijvingsloos]

Because we're here

[@ruthschiller151]

Thank you for all your kind words. Amit would have been thrilled to know that he caused people to watch it

[@definedbyfire]

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[@jesseepstein7326]

May Amit's memory forever be a blessing - zichrono l'vracha

[@definedbyfire]

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[@cyanoxile]

Not a single word spoken but you're feeling it all.

[@esotoire]

yes

[@godlyguts4483]

yes in my back

[@hotgirlslistentoenhypen8287]

Yes and it’s quite an unpleasant feeling

[@DasInf13]

I just feel hungry, like for some salamander eggs

[@clownfiesta8205]

When kids ask me how babies are made this is the video I show them Keeps them quiet ✅

[@simvoli]

Keep in mind that you should be prepared for thousands of questions to answer then ^^

[@thegenerousdegenerate9395]

@@simvoli lol beat me to it.

[@Pyropandaification]

Creation looks painful

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

Very clever^^

[@eddygci8]

Or even more curious

[@DerangedDurain]

Just think, this salamander is more popular than you before it was even born.

[@jimjimsauce]

Well, not exactly. The footage was edited than uploaded after the birth of the salamander, and then got popular.

[@somebody9633]

@@jimjimsauce ok

[@garrykennedy5484]

I can only adore that fact. Not envy it. I think it's great!!!!

[@wolferine6466]

Popularity is an illusion, so how is this salamander “popular”?

[@danieldevito6380]

Actually, the video was released after the salamander was born... How could he release a video of the salamander being born, before the thing is born?

[@katiessss6424]

Thank you Amit!

[@MagusSenpai]

This is by far the most insane in the membrane thing I've ever watched. My mind was racing through so many questions, while at the same time being astonished over how complex our genes are, to be able instruct the cells exactly where they are supposed to go and what to do. Absolutely astounding!

[@BlueLeaf-111]

...insane in the brain~🎶 (Sorry I had to). But yes, I'm just as astonished as you are. It's so insane!

[@nerfherder4284]

We actually go through some of the same stages as the things we evolved from or along side. At one point our embryos are just like a worm, than a reptile and a chicken. Everyone starts off leaning towards female until pop! Boy

[@superjdillydillio9040]

My professor at the University of SC named Dr. Daniel Kiernan assisted in documenting the time-lapse birth and development of a shrimp. We viewed it in Biology, it was amazing!

[@thoufeekmuhammad1477]

Ayin

[@JACKHARRINGTON]

So cool! Is it online?

[@mandelorean6243]

We want

[@isaactfa]

This is stunningly beautiful. What an incredible showcase of emergence.

[@andrewsheehy2441]

This is certainly not emergence. The laws of physics as they currently stand cannot explain how this could happen: there is no chance of building a computer model that would model this process using the laws of physics - we would need to invent a whole new set assumptions (methods, algorithms, functions etc.) Thus we are missing a set of natural laws that define how biological life works. Once we have discovered these additional biological laws then, yes, we could say that the observed behavior is emergent.

[@JoannaVolavka]

This is truly amazing. Here for Amit ❤

[@unknown5yearsago799]

My single brain cell will turn into a salamander

[@SlightlyTerrified]

I'm not quite sure that's exactly how it works but you can always imagine

[@unknown5yearsago799]

@Abhay Tin cause it substracts

[@cassu6]

your brain cells wont do anything worthwhile

[@Andre-cj1ds]

@Abhay Tin looks like we found the guy with a single brain cell

[@bdl2157]

Mine turned into a platypus. It really hurts.

[@bingoccolon]

at the end he frickin YEETS himself out

[@mlgproplayer2915]

XD

[@chrisgonzalez3817]

he was tired of being locked in a cell

[@dolIyoon]

he be like: aight imma head out B)

[@SK-pj8mg]

Chris Gonzalez get out

[@jasonmcdonald4341]

@X4TERUMI can you even handle a joke?

[@yamidachi8332]

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell

[@Coachvinoo]

ABSENT you say that like we don’t already know

[@gutsoverfear4008]

Are you also a student of Professor Darkk manne with 2 billion IQ?

[@That_One_Guy...]

What if nuclear reactor is the powerhouse instead of mitochondria ?

[@mis_l5858]

The Nucleus is the control center of a cell

[@sologhostxx8010]

@@mis_l5858 the Golgi apparatus is the package handler of a cell

[@runningcow]

Beautiful. Thanks Amit.

[@karnage9685]

Lol imagine if we're being observed by extraterrestrial life just like this.

[@leonardvalenzuela9276]

Karnage 🤭🤧whoaaa

[@Navoo2008]

Who said we aren't? 😉

[@leonardvalenzuela9276]

@@Navoo2008 dont do that again😀 with your comment feeling witty🥲

[@CorporalTailsDude]

@@leonardvalenzuela9276 what?

[@leonardvalenzuela9276]

@@CorporalTailsDude what what?

[@eSKAone-]

Biology is the highest technology we know of.

[@surferboy198]

imagine building houses like this :p

[@QuranicWarners]

And yet mankind believes mindless entities known as evolution or Mother Nature created life. No, God is the Creator of all things, and only He has the knowledge to create life. If this is not true, then prove me wrong, create a fly. Mankind cannot and never will create even a fly even with all the supercomputers and money in the world and all nations working together for that one purpose, because only God has the knowledge and ability to create life.

[@Saimyoshu]

@@QuranicWarners Scientists have literally already created life from complete scratch on the cellular level. You are saying you have proof of Gods existence which completely contradicts Faith. God doesn't want you to KNOW he exists, he wants you to have FAITH that he does. The definition of Faith is, belief without proof or sight, beyond all fact and evidence. So you being so confident in the way you KNOW God thinks and how he thinks is something he is going to want to talk to you about. Learn a bit about Chemistry and Biology and you might learn a thing or two.

[@QuranicWarners]

@@Saimyoshu Where is their scientific paper outlining exactly what they did so others can replicate their experiment? And did you replicate their experiment to verify what they did was from complete scratch and true? [13:19, Qur'an] - Then is he who KNOWS that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, like one who is blind? They will only be reminded who are people of understanding.

[@emperortgp2424]

@@QuranicWarners God might exist or he might not, but either way how are you sure that the Islamic God is the true God?

[@sherlock.117]

What a remarkable achievement. This kind of footage advances our capabilities of film and scientific research. And it gets you thinking about life and its mysteries. Great job, hope this goes trending.

[@LinkinPark4Ever1996]

It's just a camera on a microscope, electronic microscope... nothing new

[@cassu6]

@@LinkinPark4Ever1996 Electronic microscope?

[@LinkinPark4Ever1996]

@@cassu6 electron*.... sorry we say electronic in italian

[@cassu6]

@@LinkinPark4Ever1996 Yeah kinda thought so, but is it even a electron microscope? I thought electron microscopes didn't show any colors

[@travisrexrode7433]

@@cassu6 I'm not sure if the do show colors or not but it wouldn't be impossible to add colors in post.

[@ReadMeLikeANook]

Here from the Match for Amit livestream over on Vlogbrothers. Super cool video of an amazing natural process! And also really nice Foley art to go with it 😁 thank you for sharing this with us as part of your legacy Amit! Rest in Awesome! ($61k raised in 2 hrs for fighting TB!)

[@deyb7781]

play in reverse if u wanna see a salamander become a cell

[@Caca-wp7pl]

How do you play in reverse

[@mekmekmekmekmekmekmekmekmekmek]

cuethefox Did gohan defeat him?

[@jurgullypurf]

@@mekmekmekmekmekmekmekmekmekmek It's illegal to make a dbz reference unless it's from TFS.

[@ShinziiArt]

@@jurgullypurf yes

[@John-p9m2c]

cuethefox lol

[@fuckthis6906]

Not gonna lie, i didn´t know i needed to see this until it appeared in my recommendations. Good one KZbin.

[@andreaaayer]

This came as recommended. Didn’t scroll down the comments while watching. Didn’t fast forward. Love that there’s no background music. Never commented on any KZbin videos. This one is truly spectacular.

[@seapel133]

Thank you Amit! ❤💌

[@C-qc657]

It's eyes kinda look like cheerios

[@kingcow4109]

Charlie I’m gonna have to check my Cheerios every morning hoping they aren’t salamander eyes now.

[@mateuszmaj4219]

King Cow ,buy cornflakes instead

[@azanakhter9438]

Charlie li ik

[@graag1]

King Cow underrated reply

[@smileforthesun]

..........cheetoh

[@Kmcornell23]

I don't know how you were able to zoom in that far but it was amazing. Literally seeing life from the beginning and watching the cells divide like that was WELL worth the 6 minutes. Good job!

[@EnigmazGuide]

did they teach u the ORIGINS of life evolution view all came from a rock. better study and do ur reaseach than be brainwashed why evolution that is not even fact and not real science

[@jzdpd]

by the way you're talking shows who's uneducated

[@waffleyoshi5254]

@@EnigmazGuide nobody ever mentioned evolution this vid was just about a single cell growing into a baby salamander? You sound brainwashed smh...

[@EnigmazGuide]

@@jzdpd sounds like evolution =D

[@torb1trick415]

ummm microscope?

[@donbagab9627]

Best 6 minutes of silence I’ve ever had in my life.

[@NobleVagabond2552]

Jay.P.F Mcafee I see what you’re tryna say but this wasn’t silence, js

[@LePageChannel]

It's because the sound guy did an amazing job in creating that illusion.

[@Ratigan2]

you must have had mute on then

[@CJGatsby]

Thank you, Amit