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Hemoglobin (1000)

Carboxypeptidase A

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Lysozyme (512)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Trypsin

Lac Repressor

Crambin

Z-DNA

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Lysozyme (488)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Cytochrome c

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Induced Lac Repressor

Myoglobin Fold

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Myoglobin

Hemoglobin S

Oxyhemoglobin

Ribonuclease S

Myohemerythrin

DNA

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

A-DNA

Hemoglobin

B-DNA

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Collagen

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

Biosites: Blood Plasma

RecA and DNA

Mycoplasma mycoides

Blood

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Abiogenesis

Ebola Virus

Zika Virus

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Escherichia coli

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

HIV in Blood Plasma

Influenza Vaccine

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Kinetochore

Biosites: Nucleus

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Influenza Virus

Respiratory Droplet

Insulin Action

Measles Virus Proteins

Cellulose Synthase

Coronavirus

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Lipid Droplets

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Myelin

Chloroplast

Biosites: Muscle

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Immunological Synapse

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Poliovirus Neutralization

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

HIV-Infected Cell

HIV Vaccine

CytoSkeleton

Autophagy

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Insulin Release

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine