Molecule of the Month
June 2026

Therapeutic Phage

Using the natural predators of bacteria to fight antibiotic-resistant infections

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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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A-DNA

Ribonuclease S

Carboxypeptidase A

DNA

Z-DNA

B-DNA

Trypsin

Lysozyme (488)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Collagen

Crambin

Lysozyme (512)

Hemoglobin S

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Lac Repressor

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Myohemerythrin

Induced Lac Repressor

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Myoglobin Fold

Oxyhemoglobin

Myoglobin

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Cytochrome c

Hemoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

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

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Kinetochore

Mycoplasma mycoides

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

HIV-Infected Cell

Lipid Droplets

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Biosites: Basement Membrane

RecA and DNA

Insulin Action

Poliovirus Neutralization

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Measles Virus Proteins

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Escherichia coli

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Ebola Virus

Autophagy

Abiogenesis

Escherichia coli Bacterium

CytoSkeleton

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Chloroplast

HIV in Blood Plasma

Influenza Vaccine

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Biosites: Muscle

Cellulose Synthase

Influenza Virus

HIV Vaccine

Biosites: Nucleus

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Immunological Synapse

Zika Virus

Respiratory Droplet

Insulin Release

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Coronavirus

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Blood

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Myelin

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine