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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A-DNA

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Ribonuclease S

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Hemoglobin S

Collagen

DNA

Lysozyme (488)

Z-DNA

Lac Repressor

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Crambin

Lysozyme (512)

Oxyhemoglobin

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Hemoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Myoglobin Fold

Hemoglobin (1000)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Induced Lac Repressor

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

B-DNA

Carboxypeptidase A

Cytochrome c

Myoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Myohemerythrin

Trypsin

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 Fusion

Biosites: Cytoplasm

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Insulin Action

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

HIV in Blood Plasma

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

CytoSkeleton

Escherichia coli

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Chloroplast

Zika Virus

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Immunological Synapse

Mycoplasma mycoides

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Autophagy

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Biosites: Nucleus

Blood

Abiogenesis

Measles Virus Proteins

Lipid Droplets

Coronavirus

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Biosites: Muscle

Kinetochore

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

HIV Vaccine

Respiratory Droplet

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Insulin Release

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Influenza Virus

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Cellulose Synthase

HIV-Infected Cell

Influenza Vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Myelin

Poliovirus Neutralization

Ebola Virus

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

RecA and DNA