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It all started with myoglobin

It all started with myoglobin

It’s the 1950s; the cold war is at its height, rock and roll has swept the charts, and science is advancing greatly, leading to the determination of the 1st protein structures, one of which is featured on October of our

Pygmalion 5x2g

Pygmalion 5x2g

The September image in our 2019 calendar is inspired by a molecular system that can edit DNA and the story of a statue coming to life.  

Icosahedron Assembly

Icosahedron Assembly

The image for August from our 2019 calendar features a recurring theme among the structures which inspire artists: the icosahedral virus.

Disruption of the Mind

Disruption of the Mind

The consequences of neurodegenerative diseases are predicted to be one of the largest socioeconomic challenges of the near future. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying such diseases will be key to developing therapies.

Agents of Disease and Cure

Agents of Disease and Cure

Through the image for June in our 2019 calendar we would like to present you the most abundant creature in the world, which is not alive, nor even dead but is responsible for billions of (bacterial) deaths across mill

Dressed to Fluoresce

Dressed to Fluoresce

The protein which inspired the image for May in our 2019 calendar has become a workhorse of molecular and cell biology as well as the subject, and medium, for a lot of art.

Getting on the front foot

Getting on the front foot

Our featured structure for April in our 2019 calendar is based around a beautiful image of a virus that causes devastation to the world’s livestock population.

Growth

Growth

Soon, spring will be in the air again (at least here in the northern hemisphere) and plants are already getting ready for it.

Detecting Pain

Detecting Pain

The poor diet and minimal exercise of a desk-bound bioinformatician has finally caught up. A rare bit of exercise brings on sharp pains in the chest, the sure sign of a blocked artery and ischemic heart disease.

Connection

Connection

The new PDBe calendar for 2019 starts with an image representing the connection and communication between nerve cells mediated by the AMPA-type glutamate receptor.

Waves of Trouble

Waves of Trouble

The image for December in our 2018 calendar depicts Hepatitis A virus and a common route of human infection with the virus, shellfish from polluted water.

Signalling in motion

Signalling in motion

The image in PDBe’s 2018 calendar for November shows nerves and muscle tissue, and the molecule which we use to send signals between them.