Dave nλ=2dsinθ<p>One of the best thing about <a href="https://xtaldave.net/tags/StructuralBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StructuralBiology</span></a> (IMO) is the ability to present your 3D models as gorgeous <a href="https://xtaldave.net/tags/rendered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rendered</span></a> images.</p><p>I've recently been learning to use <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Blender" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Blender</span></a></span> to render some of my structures. </p><p>This image shows part of a protein called <a href="https://xtaldave.net/tags/Laminin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laminin</span></a> (grey surface) which coordinates a Calcium ion (glowing Cyan sphere) to bind to a polysaccharide (sugar) called <a href="https://xtaldave.net/tags/Matriglycan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Matriglycan</span></a> (chemical structure). </p><p><a href="https://xtaldave.net/tags/Crystallography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crystallography</span></a> <a href="https://xtaldave.net/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://xtaldave.net/tags/Biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biochemistry</span></a></p>