Integrative Illustration for Coronavirus Outreach
08/11

Integrative illustration for coronavirus outreach (2020) PLoS Biol 18: e3000815 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000815
Since the release of the first PDB structure from SARS-CoV-2 (PDB structure 6lu7), educational materials including molecular landscape paintings, downloadable illustrations, and a video demonstrating the effects of hand washing at the molecular level have been released into a Coronavirus Collection at PDB-101.
A new publication describes scientific sources used in the creation of the painting Coronavirus Life Cycle, and provides examples of the digital dissemination of this painting and related materials and a discussion of the public response.
Goodsell DS, Voigt M, Zardecki C, Burley SK (2020) Integrative illustration for coronavirus outreach. PLoS Biol 18(8): e3000815. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000815
Explore the collection of coronavirus-related educational materials at PDB-101.
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