Jun 20, 2014
Since I started exploring CRISPRs and Cas9, I’ve been spending a bit of time working out the mechanics of animating strands of DNA for my Cas9 complexes to edit. DNA is a common character in medical animations, and we are frequently called on to manipulate it in...
Jun 13, 2014
A guy came up to me at a party last weekend, and asked, “Hey, do you know about CRISPRs?” and I thought, “Sure, I know how to keep my vegetables fresh in the fridge.” But, as my new friend explained, CRISPR is an acronym for: Clustered...
Jun 6, 2014
Transfer RNAs carry amino acids to ribosomes, where they are strung to together to form proteins. This one was modeled using popsicle sticks, ping pong balls pdb 4TNA.
May 23, 2014
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...
May 16, 2014
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.
