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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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Myohemerythrin

Hemoglobin (1000)

Myoglobin Fold

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

DNA

Induced Lac Repressor

Lac Repressor

Lysozyme (512)

Hemoglobin S

A-DNA

Collagen

Hemoglobin

Oxyhemoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Trypsin

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Crambin

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Deoxyhemoglobin

B-DNA

Cytochrome c

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Carboxypeptidase A

Z-DNA

Ribonuclease S

Lysozyme (488)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Myoglobin

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

CytoSkeleton

Lipid Droplets

HIV Vaccine

Blood

Immunological Synapse

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Autophagy

Influenza Virus

Measles Virus Proteins

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Biosites: Muscle

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Poliovirus Neutralization

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Insulin Release

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Escherichia coli

Insulin Action

Biosites: Nucleus

RecA and DNA

Respiratory Droplet

Coronavirus

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Kinetochore

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Zika Virus

Cellulose Synthase

Mycoplasma mycoides

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Influenza Vaccine

HIV-Infected Cell

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Myelin

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Ebola Virus

HIV in Blood Plasma

Chloroplast

Abiogenesis

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Biosites: Basement Membrane