The Warburg Effect: Cancer Cell Metabolic Rewiring (2D)
Interactive 2D model of the Warburg effect: two parallel glucose-consuming pathways, glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, race for ATP output. Adjust their rates and glucose supply and watch the total-ATP-vs-Warburg-shift curve reveal the real rate/yield crossover.
A 2D cross-section of a cell running two parallel, independently-rated metabolic pathways: cytosolic glycolysis (low yield, high rate ceiling) and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (high yield, low rate ceiling). Reallocate glucose between them with the Warburg-shift slider, tune each pathway's own capacity and the total glucose supply, and watch the live ATP-rate-vs-shift curve show the real crossover — the point where glycolysis's speed advantage starts outproducing oxidative phosphorylation's efficiency advantage, exactly the trade-off real cancer cells exploit.
Adjust glucose allocation between glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation in cancer cells. See ATP yield, lactate output, and oxygen consumption.
2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install