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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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Z-DNA

Myoglobin Fold

Myoglobin

Hemoglobin S

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

DNA

B-DNA

Collagen

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Oxyhemoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Carboxypeptidase A

Trypsin

Lysozyme (488)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Hemoglobin

Lac Repressor

Ribonuclease S

A-DNA

Lysozyme (512)

Myohemerythrin

Induced Lac Repressor

Cytochrome c

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Crambin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

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

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Measles Virus Proteins

Myelin

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Insulin Release

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Ebola Virus

Biosites: Basement Membrane

HIV Vaccine

Immunological Synapse

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Escherichia coli Bacterium

CytoSkeleton

Cellulose Synthase

Biosites: Muscle

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Insulin Action

RecA and DNA

Kinetochore

Coronavirus

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Influenza Virus

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Lipid Droplets

Autophagy

Influenza Vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Zika Virus

Respiratory Droplet

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Poliovirus Neutralization

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Biosites: Nucleus

Biosites: Blood Plasma

HIV-Infected Cell

Abiogenesis

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Mycoplasma mycoides

HIV in Blood Plasma

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Escherichia coli

Chloroplast

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Blood

Bacteriophage T4 Infection