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November 2026

Artificial Metalloenzymes

Engineering enzymes to catalyze reactions never seen in nature

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Irving Geis (1908-1997) was a gifted artist who helped illuminate the field of structural biology with his iconic images. The Geis Digital Archive features many of his illustrations in the context of their molecular structures.

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Myohemerythrin

Lysozyme (488)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Carboxypeptidase A

Cytochrome c

Hemoglobin (1000)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

A-DNA

Induced Lac Repressor

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Hemoglobin S

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Crambin

Lac Repressor

Deoxyhemoglobin

Myoglobin Fold

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

DNA

B-DNA

Collagen

Oxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

Hemoglobin

Lysozyme (512)

Ribonuclease S

Z-DNA

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Myoglobin

The Molecular Landscapes by David S. Goodsell integrate information from structural biology, microscopy and biophysics to simulate detailed views of the molecular structure of living cells.

Illustrations are free for use under a CC-BY-4.0 license

Myelin

Autophagy

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

HIV in Blood Plasma

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Influenza Virus

Lipid Droplets

Coronavirus

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Respiratory Droplet

Insulin Release

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

HIV Vaccine

Measles Virus Proteins

Abiogenesis

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Biosites: Nucleus

Influenza Vaccine

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Mycoplasma mycoides

Ebola Virus

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Poliovirus Neutralization

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Insulin Action

CytoSkeleton

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Chloroplast

Blood

Cellulose Synthase

Escherichia coli

Kinetochore

Coronavirus Life Cycle

RecA and DNA

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

HIV-Infected Cell

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Biosites: Muscle

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Immunological Synapse

Zika Virus

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion