It's an early start for us today! We have much to explore. Right now, I'm currently floating along in another jelly-like substance. According to the map, I'm in the cytoplasm! Below is a sample of cytoplasm, the stuff that holds the organelles of the cell together. The cell parts just float around in the cytoplasm...and so do I! If the walls of a bathtub could be compared to a cell wall, and a rubber ducky a cell organelle, then the water would be the cytoplasm.
Oh, wow! To my right, I see strange objects floating around. One appears to be creating proteins while the other is "eating" the old ones!
8:43 AM
I've discovered that the object making the proteins is called a ribosome and the ones doing the opposite are lysosomes. By the lysosomes eating the proteins, it keeps the cell in check concerning 
protein count. The ribosomes creating proteins completes the balance, much like the life cycle. Babies are born; meanwhile, people die. A rather morbid comparison, but it serves its purpose.
protein count. The ribosomes creating proteins completes the balance, much like the life cycle. Babies are born; meanwhile, people die. A rather morbid comparison, but it serves its purpose.
According to the map, we're approaching the cytoskeleton. Like the human skeleton, the cytoskeleton, along with the cell wall, maintains the cell's shape. We're crossing over that now and tomorrow we are going to explore the nucleus and the surrounding area.See you tomorrow!
Signing off,
--Mr. Kelley
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