Molecular Animations

I have read a very interesting article titled “Where Cinema and Biology Meet” in the New York Times published on November 15, 2010 by Erik Olsen. It showcases Dr. Lue who is one of the pioneers of molecular animation, “a rapidly growing field that seeks to bring the power of cinema to biology.” The visualizations are stunning, like the series of images from an animation depicting how proteins move across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. I was especially intrigued by the “Powering the Cell: Mitochondria” which can be found on the NYT Website as well as on the Harvard Website. “I think visualization is going to be the key to the future,” Dr. McGill said.
More about visualizations can be found at the BioCommunications Association which is an international professional association of people working in the biological communications field.