ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Ian Gibbons (biochemist)

Hey kiddo! Do you remember learning about cells and how they are the building blocks of all living things? Well, there are some really smart people called biochemists who study cells and what happens inside them!

One of these biochemists was a man named Ian Gibbons. He was very famous in the science world because he discovered a tiny, thread-like structure called a "microtubule" that is found inside cells. Microtubules are like roads that help things move around inside the cell.

Ian Gibbons also studied something called "motors," which are like little machines that use energy to move things along the microtubules. He found out that there are different kinds of motors that do different things, kind of like how there are different types of cars that have different jobs.

Gibbons' discoveries about microtubules and motors helped us understand how our cells work and how they move things around. Plus, because of his work, scientists can study how diseases affect these tiny structures and come up with ways to treat them.

So, Ian Gibbons was a very important and smart biochemist who helped us understand more about the amazing world of cells!