Droplet-based sequencing of genes (clouds) is a type of single cell sequencing which involves encapsulating individual cells from a solution […]
Glomerular Filtration Barrier/Rose
In the kidney glomerulus (rose), the GFB filters ions, water, glucose, etc. in the blood from the afferent arteriole (left […]
PCR/Candles in Snow
This piece illustrates the heating and cooling steps of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a fundamental technique used for genetic […]
Rhythm in Life/Kinesins Walking on Microtubule
Kinesins (pink) are motor proteins that transport molecules (blue spheres) inside cells by moving almost rhythmically (“walking”) along microtubules. Microtubules […]
Type 1 Interferon Signaling/Aurora
Type 1 interferons (lights) are released from cells that are infected with a virus. These molecules bind to the interferon […]
Action Potential/Ocean Wave
Upon receiving a stimulus, cells depolarize by allowing sodium ions (yellow-orange dots) to enter. This allows for an action potential […]
Electroporation/Lightning Storm
DNA, RNA, or drugs can be introduced into a cell via electroporation, which involves delivering an electrical pulse (lightning) to […]
Oxygen Transport/Mountain River
Oxygen molecules (O2) from the lungs (mountains) bind to hemoglobin molecules on red blood cells (trees and rose petals in […]
Pineal Gland/Night Sky
At night/darkness, the pineal gland (moon) secretes the hormone, melatonin (molecules in the water), into the bloodstream, reducing alertness therefore […]
Embryonic Stem Cells/Dandelions
The dandelions are shown differentiating into different cells of the body. This painting also captures a pun on stem cells, […]
Gene Regulation/Traffic Regulation
Gene expression is regulated by transcription factors, just as traffic is by traffic lights.
Intrinsic Apoptosis
Pro-apoptotic proteins (bridge) bind and allow cytochrome c release (particles in water). This leads to heptamerization of APAF-1 (palm trees […]
Follow Your Heart
The neurons serve as a background for the brains that are orbiting the heart, similar to planets orbiting the sun […]
Blood Brain Barrier/Ocean Shore
he blood brain barrier is a membrane which separates the circulating blood from the brain. It allows only certain substances […]
GPCR in Lipid Bilayer/Jellyfish and Sea Snake
GPCRs (G-protein coupled receptors) are a class of cell membrane receptors which play a role in several signal transduction pathways.This […]
Aorta with Bronchioles/Robert Frost’s “Road Not Taken”
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” the first line in Robert Frost’s poem “Road Not Taken,” is the inspiration […]
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching/Ocean Shore
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching is a technique used to view diffusion of molecules through tissue or cells. In this technique, […]
Auditory Transduction/Under the Sea
Auditory transduction refers to the process of the inner ear converting sound waves into action potentials to fire to the […]
DNA Denaturing-PCR/Candle Melting
PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) is a molecular biology technique which requires denaturing DNA to amplify the segments to generate millions […]
Genome-Wide Association Studies/Manhattan Plot/Manhattan skyline with SNPs in the water
The building windows represent each single nucleotide polymorphism and its corresponding p-value in a genome-wide association study.In the water, single […]