Artn Artists - Ellen Sandor, Stephan Meyers and Craig Ahmer Collaborative Artists - David Goodsell and Arthur Olson, The Scripps Research Institute Size - 20x24 Medium - Virtual Photograph Materials - Cibachrome, Kodalith, Plexiglas Collection - The Scripps Research Institute (art)n various private collectors Exhibition - IMAGES DU FUTUR '92, Montréal, Canada, May 15, 1992 - September 20, 1992 Science in Depth traveling show: ACM SIGGRAPH, Chicago, IL, July 1992 - August 1992 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, December 1991-July 1992 Computer Museum, Boston, MA, February-September 1991 Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, November 1990-January 1991 Feature, New York, NY, December 4, 1990 Description - This is a computer model of a group of atoms, including irons, sulphurs, carbons, and hydrogens, at the heart of a protein molecule called "hipip" (which stands for "high potential iron protein'), which is involved in transferring electrical energy within living cells. Chemists can use computers to calculate the properties of these atomic clusters. Here, the red and blue clouds surrounding the ball and stick model show where to expect most of the electrons, the carriers of electricity. Such a picture is important to scientists in order to help them understand how molecules such as hipip do their job in living things. ©1990 David Goodsell & Arthur Olson, The Scripps Research Institute Literature - Science in Depth catalogue, NASA Ames, Computer Museum of Science and Industry NASA Ames Science in Depth video documentary Back to large image