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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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Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

B-DNA

A-DNA

DNA

Trypsin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Crambin

Collagen

Lysozyme (488)

Hemoglobin S

Oxyhemoglobin

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Lac Repressor

Myoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Induced Lac Repressor

Carboxypeptidase A

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Hemoglobin

Z-DNA

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Ribonuclease S

Myoglobin Fold

Myohemerythrin

Lysozyme (512)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Cytochrome c

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

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Respiratory Droplet

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

HIV Vaccine

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Coronavirus

Insulin Release

Measles Virus Proteins

Poliovirus Neutralization

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Lipid Droplets

Cellulose Synthase

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Biosites: Muscle

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Influenza Vaccine

Influenza Virus

Escherichia coli

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Abiogenesis

RecA and DNA

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Zika Virus

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Chloroplast

Ebola Virus

CytoSkeleton

HIV in Blood Plasma

Immunological Synapse

Autophagy

Biosites: Nucleus

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

HIV-Infected Cell

Kinetochore

Blood

Mycoplasma mycoides

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Insulin Action

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Myelin