I love how we collectively agreed that the best way to display protein structures is noodles and dots! If you look closer, you see a tiny Tryptophan saying hi 🤗

#sciencevizualisation #sciart #molecularnodes

Sometimes you just need to render a fun thing to stay sane 🌽🫠
Enjoy this wiggly protein derived from zea mays.

#blender3d #molecularnodes #sciart

S7 ⚡️⚡️ Sarah J Piper on GPCR PAC receptor subfamily. Cool animations #blender #molecularnodes #gunforhire

PAC1 variants have diverse signalling. Endog activators. VIP signalling on short PAC1?

H-bonding networks between peptide and receptors differ with potency.

+MD!

#lorneproteins2026

S7 ⚡️⚡️ Sarah J Piper on GPCR PAC receptor subfamily. Cool animations #blender #molecularnodes #gunforhire

PAC1 variants have diverse signalling. Endog activators. VIP signalling on short PAC1?

H-bonding networks between peptide and receptors differ with potency.

+MD!

#lorneproteins2026

I have been experimenting with a lot of different materials for my biomolecules lately, but I always come back to the gummy-worm-style 🐛

Protein colored by b-factor / rendered in Blender / pdb struktur loaded with #molecularnodes

#blender3d #scientificillustration

A sample of four of the twenty-four protein renders I made as part of #ArtAdventCalendar, with a variety of materials/styles/colours

Throughout December I made 24 BRAND NEW, daily protein renders for #ArtAdventCalendar, developing some new techniques and pipelines. I learnt a lot about #Blender, #MolecularNodes and compositing along the way!

See them all here:
e-nox.net/molecular-ad...

#SciArt

The poster I presented at VIZBI 2025, showing a series of gorgeous protein visualisations with a range of materials, lighting and styles

A quick write up about the poster I presented at last year's #VIZBI 2025, showing a series of protein renders from experiments learning to use #Blender and #MolecularNodes. Excited for #VIZBI 2026!!!

"Molecular Masterpieces - A Fashion Show of Protein Glow-ups"

e-nox.net/vizbi-molecu...

#SciArt

Thank you @bradyajohnston.bsky.social for creating #molecularnodes for #blender3d, making PDB file import and showing different protein representations a lot smoother.

Happy fairy bread day! 🥳Enjoy some molecular and real sprinkles today :) #Blender render using top view of POPC bilayer as atom spheres in #MolecularNodes, and photo of home-made fairy bread by Cam @camnowell.bsky.social 😊
www.fairybreadday.com

If there is big biotech announcement happening, #MolecularNodes is being used for it. I only had the realisation in the past day, but it's strange to have my software very quickly become the visual face for $100M announcements and massive scientific breakthroughs.

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

Portrait of a ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein built from repeating units called leucine-rich repeats. It prevents ribonucleases from breaking down RNA, acting like a molecular shield that protects the cell’s RNA so processes like protein synthesis can continue normally #molecularnodes #sciart

Protein structures colored teal and purple floating above a reflective surface on a dark background. The protein structures spell out the word "SALAD" in all-capital letters.

Also, shoutout to @blender.org and @bradyajohnston.bsky.social for making it so easy to turn protein structures into nice images!
5/5

image of lipid layers and giant molecular assembly made by Molecular nodes a blender addon and created using geometry nodes as part of the call to action to make industrial films and corporate literature within budget to generate b2b and b2c leads

The #MolecularNodes add-on for #Blender is a tool that allows users to import, visualize, and animate #molecularstructures by integrating with Blender's #GeometryNodes. You can install it directly within Blender via the Extensions platform for Blender 4.2 and later. #medical
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I have created the video showcasing the PDIA6 condensate dynamics and function using Blender and the Molecular Nodes module! Visualizing science like never before. #Blender #MolecularNodes @bradyajohnston.bsky.social

A protein structure (6B68) that is rendered with dramatic moody lighting. Everything is black but the lights emitted the ligand atoms light up the close surroundings of those ligands. Proteins are shown with a semi-transparent surface and the atoms and cartoon of the protein are partially visible inside of the surface, lit up from the emitted light from the ligands. Everything that is not lit up by the ligands remains black as there is no other light in the scene.

Playing around with ligands and emission lighting #MolecularNodes #GeometryNodes #b3d #motm #SciArt

Who knew #cholesterol transport could look this cool?

Rendered in @blender3d.bsky.social using #MolecularNodes
Featuring #Apolipoprotein B-100 (PDB: 9BDT @rcsbpdb.bsky.social) hugging a #lipid droplet, with #LDL receptors hitching all over.
April 2025 Molecule of the Month #illustration #SciArt

Image of a TOC-TIC translocon (PDB 7VCF), showing the molecular structure, coloured according to its pLDDT value (the degree of confidence/accuracy). Lots of JJ Abrams style lens flares. Much future, so wow.

Back onto making some protein visualisations for fun - this is RCSB's Molecule of the Month, and I had a go at my own version. It's a TOC-TIC Translocon (all the cool kids are doing Toc-tic, right?) Made in #Blender and #MolecularNodes

#SciArt

More projects: e-nox.net/portfolio/

Thanks to #VIZBI nudging me, I hosted an online chat, where I whizzed through my typical workflow using #MolecularNodes, #Blender and After Effects to make this image in ~40 minutes(!)

Thanks for giving me your time, and I hope you all found it useful

#SciArt

More projects: e-nox.net/portfolio/

Beware the Starch Serpent! Coiled for digestion. #CellBiology, #StructuralBiology, #Biochemistry, #ScientificVisualization, #SciViz, #BioArt, #Blender, #MolecularNodes

Ribosomes connecting to the Endoplasmic Reticulum, building the Proteins of Life. #CellBiology, #StructuralBiology, #Biochemistry, #ScientificVisualization, #SciViz, #BioArt, #Blender, #MolecularNodes

Okay hear me out, what if building your protein model was a first person horror survival experience??

#MolecularNodes #b3d #GeometryNodes 🧪

Crystal structure/ 3D reconstruction of the T7 bacteriophage by Olivier Pernet, CC-BY-4.0

Crystal structure/ 3D reconstruction of the T7 bacteriophage by Olivier Pernet, CC-BY-4.0 - This one is an open view, with the DNA visible inside the capside and connected to the inner core protein.

Crystal structure/ 3D reconstruction of the Lambda bacteriophage by Olivier Pernet, CC-BY-4.0

#MIMG-102XL This week we focus on two #bacteriophages: T7 and Lambda. These 3D reconstruction were made using #blender with #MolecularNodes

#virology | #b3d | #blender3d

A screenshot showing information for the GitHub repo "Molecular Nodes". Of importance is the counter for the number of stars which is at 999.

So who is going to be ⭐1000? #MolecularNodes

Work in progress cartoon using Blender, Brady Johnston’s molecular nodes and PDB data from rcsb.org (don’t worry, more protons to come).

#molecularnodes #blender #stem #science

Video created with #Blender3D and #MolecularNodes 🧡
Audio from Pixabay: late-night-big-band-swing-jazz-instrumental-236168
🔗 pixabay.com/music/tradit...

🧵 9/9

Image of DNA represented as balls-and-sticks, bound to the SOX gene, which is represented as a glowing backbone ribbon, with semi-transparent surface

Today's #FebruArty theme is "socks", so I made a SOX gene, which is a transcription factor that binds to the minor groove of DNA. Made in #Blender and #MolecularNodes

#SciArt

More projects: e-nox.net/portfolio/

Time to start posting regular protein renders again, 8Y48 from the @rcsbpdb.bsky.social weekly release, using #MolecularNodes #b3d #GeometryNodes #SciArt 🧪