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Sitting at her computer, a biochemist studies an on-screen page from the journal Protein Science, published on CD-ROM by the Protein Society of Bethesda, Md. Embedded in the article text is a reference to a figure, with a special icon in the margin at that point. With a double-click of the computer mouse on the icon, a full-color image of a protein structure appears. A few additional commands allow the molecule to be rotated in space, tumbled in any direction, for a different view. Elements of the molecule can be selectively highlighted and intramolecular distances measured.
The animated, interactive protein image is called a kinemage and is an eye-catching example of the new capabilities that ...
