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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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Induced Lac Repressor

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

DNA

B-DNA

Lac Repressor

Hemoglobin

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Myoglobin

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

A-DNA

Carboxypeptidase A

Crambin

Cytochrome c

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Collagen

Z-DNA

Deoxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Lysozyme (512)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Ribonuclease S

Lysozyme (488)

Myohemerythrin

Hemoglobin S

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Oxyhemoglobin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Myoglobin Fold

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

Blood

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Influenza Virus

Measles Virus Proteins

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Kinetochore

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Insulin Action

Cellulose Synthase

Zika Virus

Lipid Droplets

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Mycoplasma mycoides

Escherichia coli

HIV-Infected Cell

HIV in Blood Plasma

Insulin Release

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Respiratory Droplet

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Myelin

Poliovirus Neutralization

Ebola Virus

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

HIV Vaccine

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Last Universal Common Ancestor

RecA and DNA

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Biosites: Muscle

Autophagy

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Chloroplast

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Influenza Vaccine

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Immunological Synapse

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Abiogenesis

Coronavirus

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Biosites: Nucleus

CytoSkeleton

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies