Molecular Portraits by David Goodsell

B cell

A human B cell releases a packet (green) of antibody molecules (tan, Y-shaped) into the blood serum on the right of the image. HSA molecules appear as pale green triangles in the serum

Cross section through a mitochondrion at 1,000,000 magnification. All macromolecules and membranes are shown, but small molecules, ions and water are omitted for clarity. The cellular cytoplasm is at the top, and the mitochondrion fills most of the lower portion of the image. Soluble proteins are shown in shades of blue, and membranes and membrane-bound proteins are shown in green. RNA is shown in pink and ribosomes in magenta. DNA and DNA-associated proteins are shown in yellow and orange.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Volume 38, Issue 3, pages 134-140, 19 MAY 2010 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20406 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bmb.20406/full#fig2

Illustration of a neuromuscular synapse, showing all macromolecules and acetylcholine at a magnification of 1,000,000. At this magnification, individual atoms are too small to resolve (about the size of a grain of salt). The axon terminal is at the top and the muscle cell is at the bottom

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Volume 37, Issue 4, pages 204-210, 28 JUL 2009 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20297 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bmb.20297/full#fig2