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June 2017

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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.

2017 Video Challenge for High School Students

Molecular View of Diabetes Treatment and Management

Congratulations to the 2017 Winners! Many thanks to the expert scientists, students, teachers, parents, and voters who made this exciting competition happen.

2017 Winners

Judge's Award, 1^st Place
West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South, NJ

Judge's Award, 2^nd Place
East Brunswick High School, NJ

Judge's Award, 3^rd Place
West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South, NJ

Viewer's Choice
Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY

Learn: Materials for Exploration

Video: How Enzymes Work

Learn why the proteins called enzymes are essential to life on earth, and observe an example catalysis mechanism.

Paper Models Posters Videos Animations

Teach: Curricula

The RCSB PDB Curricula provide authentic, hands-on teaching materials, individual and group activities and assessment suggestions.

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Education Corner: Using PDB Resources

April 2017

Learning in Virtual Reality: Revolutionizing Education with Autodesk’s Molecule Viewer by Merry Wang (Autodesk Research)

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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

Hemoglobin

Myoglobin

Crambin

Induced Lac Repressor

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Ribonuclease S

Carboxypeptidase A

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Cytochrome c

Deoxyhemoglobin

Hemoglobin

Lysozyme

Collagen

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Z-DNA

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Myoglobin Fold

DNA

Oxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

A-DNA

B-DNA

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Lysozyme

Myohemerythrin

Cytochrome c (unbound)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

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Adenine Riboswitch in Action

2017 Video Challenge for High School Students

2017 Winners