Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Molecular impressions

Molecular impressions.

Origin of life

Stellar nursery: Molecular clouds in the Universe, vast assemblages of molecular gas with masses of 104–106 times the mass of the sun


'Spaceballs' (NU.nl)

Stars reveal carbon 'spaceballs': largest molecules ever seen in space, in a cloud of cosmic dust surrounding a distant star
Fullerene or Buckyball (carbon molecule)

10 nm, 200 MDa PG5: the largest molecule ever created by man could be used to deliver drugs

Hyaluron molecule
Glass blown virus interpretation
D-model of HIV-virus & movie
The Ribosome
Proteins as galaxies

Chiral molecules
Bijvoet Book Image - 1
Bijvoet Book Image - 2
Prof. J.M. Bijvoet (Utrecht University)
 in Dutch: bijvoet-en-spiegelbeeld  
Chirality (left and right handed molecules)