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★ 200TypeScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

In one sentence

An interactive 3D biology teaching website with rotatable, zoomable models of a plant cell, animal cell, white blood cell, neuron, and DNA helix.

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  root((LearningCell))
    What it does
      3D biology models
      Rotate and zoom
      Chinese classroom tool
    Models
      Plant cell
      Animal cell
      White blood cell
      Neuron
      DNA helix
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      React
      three.js
    Use cases
      Classroom teaching
      Self-study
    Audience
      Biology teachers
      Students

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Let students rotate and zoom a 3D plant or animal cell model during a biology lesson

USE CASE 2

Explore a DNA double helix model to visually connect structure to function

USE CASE 3

Deploy the site to GitHub Pages for a class to use on any device with a browser

USE CASE 4

Use the neuron model to explain nerve cell structure without physical models

What is it built with?

TypeScriptReactthree.js

How does it compare?

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LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity2/53/51/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Works directly in a browser with no installation or account, deploy via the included GitHub Pages workflow.

So what is it?

This is an interactive 3D biology teaching website for Chinese-language classrooms that lets students explore detailed models of biological structures. It displays five scientifically accurate 3D models that can be rotated, zoomed, and examined: a plant cell, an animal cell, a white blood cell, a neuron, and a DNA double helix. The site loads the first model immediately when you visit, then quietly downloads the remaining four in the background so they are ready when you click on them. Each model file is compressed and cached by the browser, so repeat visits load near-instantly. Clicking a model in the sidebar brings up information alongside the 3D view, allowing students to visually connect structure to function while studying cell biology. You would use or deploy this if you teach biology in a Chinese-language setting and want a free, visually engaging tool for students to explore cell structures on any device with a modern web browser. No installation or account is needed to use it. The application is built with TypeScript using React and the three.js library for 3D rendering in the browser, and can be deployed to GitHub Pages with the included workflow file.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how this site preloads the first 3D model and lazy-loads the rest in the background.
Prompt 2
Help me deploy this repo to GitHub Pages using its included workflow file.
Prompt 3
Show me how the DNA double helix model is set up in the three.js scene.
Prompt 4
Adapt this project's approach to add a new 3D model of a mitochondrion.

Frequently asked questions

What is learningcell?

An interactive 3D biology teaching website with rotatable, zoomable models of a plant cell, animal cell, white blood cell, neuron, and DNA helix.

What language is learningcell written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, React, three.js.

How hard is learningcell to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is learningcell for?

Mainly general.

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