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July 2026

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Family of rodent-borne viruses that can cause severe illness in humans

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Induced Lac Repressor

Myohemerythrin

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Crambin

Lysozyme (512)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Hemoglobin

Z-DNA

B-DNA

Ribonuclease S

Trypsin

Myoglobin Fold

Collagen

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Myoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Carboxypeptidase A

Lac Repressor

Oxyhemoglobin

Lysozyme (488)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

DNA

A-DNA

Cytochrome c

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Hemoglobin S

Hemoglobin (1000)

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: Basement Membrane

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

RecA and DNA

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Immunological Synapse

Autophagy

Insulin Release

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

CytoSkeleton

Kinetochore

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Chloroplast

Influenza Virus

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Ebola Virus

Cellulose Synthase

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Respiratory Droplet

Escherichia coli

HIV in Blood Plasma

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

HIV Vaccine

Myelin

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Abiogenesis

Escherichia coli Bacterium

HIV-Infected Cell

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Mycoplasma mycoides

Biosites: Muscle

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Insulin Action

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Poliovirus Neutralization

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Influenza Vaccine

Biosites: Nucleus

Lipid Droplets

Zika Virus

Measles Virus Proteins

Blood

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix