BioBlender - BioBlender is a software package built on the open-source 3D modeling software Blender.
With BioBlender users can handle proteins in the 3D space, displaying their surface in a photorealistic way, and elaborate protein movements on the basis of known conformations.
Blender forum (Academia and science)
http://www.molecularmovies.com/ - This web resource presents an organized directory of cell and molecular animations, as well as a collection of original tutorials for life science professionals learning 3D visualization. The goal is to provide an efficient way for scientists and educators to browse and access existing animations for teaching and communication purposes. We hope to build an open community among 3D users focusing their efforts on cell and molecular visualizations.
Vizualizing protein dynamics
Gaël McGill (http://bit.ly/pmgxqF) introduces key visualization methods used to study macromolecular dynamics, finishing with several stunning, narrative-driven visualizations created by tools such as BioBlender, ePMV, and Molecular Maya. He highlights the current lack of sharing of molecular meta-models as a key challenge impeding progress, and discusses the need to bring macromolecular dynamics into education. This talk was presented at VIZBI 2011, an international conference series on visualizing biological data (http://vizbi.org) funded by NIH & EMBO.
Molecular Maya toolkit - mMaya
ePMV Embeds Molecular Modeling into Professional Animation Software Environments
Homepage
- ePMV provides molecular viewer functionality inside of professional animation software
- ePMV interoperates molecular modeling tools on the same data and from a single interface
- ePMV enables production of high-quality molecular visualizations, both static and dynamic
- ePMV facilitates communication between researchers and scientific visualization specialists
