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September 2016

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Health Focus: Diabetes

Glucose is transported through the blood, powering cells throughout the body. However, if the level of glucose gets too high, it can cause the chronic problems associated with diabetes mellitus. Atomic structures have revealed how glucose levels are regulated in the body and are providing new hope for combating the disease. To learn more, browse PDB-101 resources related to diabetes.

2016 Video Challenge for High School Students: Structural Biology and Diabetes

Congratulations to the 2016 Winners! Many thanks to the expert scientists, students, teachers, parents, judges, and voters who made this exciting competition happen.

2016 Winners

Judge's Award, 1^st Place

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South

Judge's Award, 2^nd Place

La Jolla Country Day School

Judge's Award, 3^rd Place

East Brunswick High School

Viewer's Choice

McNair Academic High School

Learn: Materials for Exploration

Coloring Molecular Machinery: A Tour of the PDB Coloring Book

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Teach: Curricula

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Education Corner: Using PDB Resources

July 2016
Lysozyme, Models and the PDB: Helping Undergraduates Explore Structure by Krystle J. McLaughlin, Ph.D. (Lehigh University)

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Geis Digital Archive

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.

Hemoglobin S

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Lac Repressor

Carboxypeptidase A

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Lysozyme

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Z-DNA

Myoglobin

Myohemerythrin

Hemoglobin

A-DNA

Oxyhemoglobin

Myoglobin Fold

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

B-DNA

Crambin

Ribonuclease S

Induced Lac Repressor

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Trypsin

Collagen

DNA

Deoxyhemoglobin

Cytochrome c

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Isoprene Synthase

2016 Winners