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Looking at Molecules—An Essay on Art and Science
Author(s) -
Goodsell David S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.200300747
Subject(s) - graphics , computer graphics , function (biology) , cell function , molecular graphics , field (mathematics) , computer science , nanotechnology , data science , computer graphics (images) , chemistry , biology , materials science , cell , biochemistry , mathematics , genetics , pure mathematics
Picture this : Molecular imagery plays an indispensable role in the study of biomolecular structure and function, and the dissemination of these results to colleagues, educators, and the general public. An interdisciplinary combination of structural science, computer graphics, art, and illustration has provided a diverse collection of methods that may be used to explore and present biomolecular subjects, such as the impression of the DNA inside an E. coli cell shown here. Some highlights of the current field of molecular graphics are presented in this essay.