Summary The NIH offers 2D bioart (bioart.niaid.nih.gov) with a public domain license, and collections of 3D models (3d.nih.gov) Free 2D Bio Art The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has released a series of sketch art that may prove …
Virusworld. was hosted since its inception at the Institute for Molecular Virology in 1993/1994 at the dawn of the World Wide Web and was retired on the first week of July 2022. I was the main author and curator of the web site which was started to disseminate virus depictions based on X-ray crystallography …
June 26, 2020. I have added a new entry under the “Tutorials” menu for “bioinformatics” to provide a place for tutorials that are more than just about one subject. “bioinformatics is the science of collecting and analyzing complex biochemical and biological information using computers.” It may provide the tools to “look under the hood” …
I previously wrote a small booklet using PyMOL to illustrate PyMOL scripting methods and highlight some SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) protein structures. (See Blog titled: Covid-19 Coloring Book and PyMOL scripts book) These protein structures are explored closely in the following movie. The video below depicts COVID-19 protein structures with a scientific, biochemistry oriented voice over text. …
My little Covid-19 coloring book last month was very well received and was even reported in the CALS eNewsletter on April 17. Other people had similarly been inspired so here is a list of “More Covid-19 Coloring Books” mostly meant for younger readers (but also adults with a kid’s heart.) Some of them have a bigger …
World of Viruses “World of Viruses comics” from the University of Nebraska are available free on-line as PDF or for reading online. A nice way to educate oneself and younger ones while seemingly having fun! Just follow this link: worldofviruses.unl.edu/comics-apps Description of the series on Amazon: World of Viruses is a graphic novel that contains the …
Update 1: reported in the CALS eNewsletter on April 17 [Archived May 2, 2020] Update 2: I compiled a table with more Covid-19 coloring books from other inspired sources. Friday, April 10, 2020 (“Good Friday”) I have created a booklet titled “SARS-CoV-2 – COVID-19 | A Coloring Book” that parents who are spending a lot …
Edit: April 8, 2025 Images were updated to remove the error that presented the roadmap in a mirror image. Docker saves the day! Here is a great example of how Docker can help save a NATURE paper! Summary: Problem: Professor wants to use a specific virology program called rivem (links below.) However, this only works on …
A small chapter At the turn of the Century (from XX to XXI) I was invited to write a small chapter on the visualization of virus structure for a book that would be published in Spanish called “Principios de Virología” by Professor Jorge Ossa Londoño (CV) from the Universidad de Antioquia. (His UW Alumni Profile “Jorge Ossa …