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November 2026

Artificial Metalloenzymes

Engineering enzymes to catalyze reactions never seen in nature

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A-DNA

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Hemoglobin

Lysozyme (488)

Collagen

Crambin

Induced Lac Repressor

Hemoglobin S

Myoglobin Fold

DNA

Ribonuclease S

Lysozyme (512)

Cytochrome c

Oxyhemoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Myohemerythrin

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Trypsin

Carboxypeptidase A

B-DNA

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Z-DNA

Lac Repressor

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Myoglobin

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

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

HIV in Blood Plasma

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Respiratory Droplet

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Influenza Vaccine

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Myelin

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Chloroplast

CytoSkeleton

Autophagy

Zika Virus

Cellulose Synthase

Kinetochore

Coronavirus

HIV-Infected Cell

Escherichia coli

Ebola Virus

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Influenza Virus

HIV Vaccine

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Biosites: Nucleus

Insulin Action

Biosites: Muscle

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Mycoplasma mycoides

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Insulin Release

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Lipid Droplets

Abiogenesis

RecA and DNA

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Measles Virus Proteins

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Immunological Synapse

Blood

Poliovirus Neutralization

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell