5 minutes on the lysosome. Because it's time we know.

So did you ever wonder what happens to the tadpole's tail? Does it just fall off? No actually. Lysosomes eat it. (autophagy: the cell's ability to eat itself...) And the webbing in our fingers and toes as fetus's. Eaten by lysosomes.

This is a great, short and extremely informative piece on these tiny little organelles that are so important to our well-being.

Is the lysosome the first place we should look when we have issues in the body? Not the last? Hmmmm...

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(i tried to embed the video but it wasn't supported here. sorry for the link. but watch it, k?)
http://www.5min.com/Video/Food-Vacuole-Formation-The-Role-of-the-Lysosome-1 50617376