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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Lac Repressor

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Myoglobin

Hemoglobin

B-DNA

Myoglobin Fold

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

DNA

Ribonuclease S

Myohemerythrin

Carboxypeptidase A

Oxyhemoglobin

Crambin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Induced Lac Repressor

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Hemoglobin (1000)

Z-DNA

Hemoglobin S

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Lysozyme (512)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Collagen

Lysozyme (488)

Trypsin

Cytochrome c

A-DNA

Cytochrome c (unbound)

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

Kinetochore

Influenza Virus

Blood

Mycoplasma mycoides

HIV in Blood Plasma

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Coronavirus

Measles Virus Proteins

Ebola Virus

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Chloroplast

Abiogenesis

Insulin Release

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

CytoSkeleton

Myelin

Lipid Droplets

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Immunological Synapse

Escherichia coli

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Poliovirus Neutralization

RecA and DNA

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Influenza Vaccine

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Biosites: Nucleus

HIV-Infected Cell

HIV Vaccine

Biosites: Muscle

Insulin Action

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Respiratory Droplet

Biosites: Basement Membrane

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Zika Virus

Autophagy

Cellulose Synthase

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses