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Visual purple

Visual purple

The protein which inspired the image for April in our 2020 calendar is rhodopsin, the primary photoreceptor molecule in vision.

Small creatures with a big impact

Small creatures with a big impact

This month, our 2020 calendar is taking us on an exploration of the composition of bee venom and its promising application in medicine.  

Cellular recycling top 2015 PDB structure

Just as old plastic bottles are ground up at the recycling plant to be used to make new ones, so cells also recycle proteins. Proteins which are damaged or no longer required are sent to one of several different recycling plants in the cell.

Mighty little finger

Mighty little finger

The February image in our 2020 calendar presents an artwork exploring the link between DNA and its interaction with a Zinc finger protein.

From toxin to remedy

From toxin to remedy

The first artwork in our 2020 calendar is a stunning combination of venomous beasts and protein structures.

Marvel's Captain America

Marvel's Captain America

Deadly toxins from the sea

Deadly toxins from the sea

Have you ever wondered what the most dangerous animal living in the sea is?

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