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November 2026

Artificial Metalloenzymes

Engineering enzymes to catalyze reactions never seen in nature

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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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DNA

Collagen

Cytochrome c

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Lac Repressor

Myohemerythrin

Trypsin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

B-DNA

Myoglobin Fold

Hemoglobin S

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Lysozyme (512)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

A-DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Z-DNA

Carboxypeptidase A

Deoxyhemoglobin

Myoglobin

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Ribonuclease S

Hemoglobin

Crambin

Hemoglobin (1000)

Induced Lac Repressor

Lysozyme (488)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Oxyhemoglobin

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

Insulin Action

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Chloroplast

Poliovirus Neutralization

Influenza Vaccine

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Blood

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Zika Virus

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Insulin Release

Autophagy

Escherichia coli

Coronavirus

Myelin

HIV Vaccine

Coronavirus Life Cycle

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Ebola Virus

Kinetochore

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Biosites: Cytoplasm

HIV in Blood Plasma

Cellulose Synthase

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Immunological Synapse

RecA and DNA

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Biosites: Nucleus

Influenza Virus

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Abiogenesis

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

HIV-Infected Cell

CytoSkeleton

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Measles Virus Proteins

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Respiratory Droplet

Lipid Droplets

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Biosites: Muscle

Mycoplasma mycoides