Let it Bleed… Scientific Illustration of Hemoglobin

Let it Bleed… Scientific Illustration of Hemoglobin

Over the past six months or so, my wife and I have been working our way through Dexter on Netflix, and we finally got to the series finale last night. So, as tribute to our friendly neighborhood serial killer, here’s some blood, or at least hemoglobin, which is...
Voronoi Spheres: Scientific Illustration

Voronoi Spheres: Scientific Illustration

Just a test this week. I’m experimenting with voronoi modeling techniques. I was inspired in part by the structure of Cancellus (spongy) bone, but just as much by this fantastic Voronoi Yoda.  
Antibodies Are Go! Scientific Illustration

Antibodies Are Go! Scientific Illustration

Antibodies are the agents of our immune system. Each is sent to engage a specific target, to neutralize it or tag it for destruction. I’ve been doing some experimental renders with these, trying out different looks with the same geometry and composition. At the...
That Spells DNA! Scientific Illustration

That Spells DNA! Scientific Illustration

Today is DNA Day. From Wikipedia: DNA Day is a holiday celebrated on April 25. It commemorates the day in 1953 when James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and colleagues published papers in the journal Nature on the structure of DNA....
Packing it in: Scientific Animation of Protein Packing

Packing it in: Scientific Animation of Protein Packing

Congratulations to my former colleagues at XVIVO. They have released the latest installment of The Inner Life of the Cell, and it’s a mind-blowing ride! Boasting a level of detail that I could only dream of in 2004 (when Inner Life began) “Protein...