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by Computer graphics technology is allowing a new means of visualization by implementing 3D interactive displays inside a website. Proteopedia.org is a wiki site for people in the field of life sciences created by structural biologists for visualization of various biomacromolecule structures. Just as those in the mechanical engineering world have been using 3D models for representing visual and manufacturing information, the biology and life sciences scientists and professionals found there was a need for this in their field of study also. At the same time, rolling the graphics portion into a form of a collaborative wiki greatly facilitates the sharing of information amongst structural biologists around the world.
You will need Java installed on your computer in order for the 3D portion of the site to function. They may take a little while to load depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
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Can this concept be applied in other fields? by gnifyus :: NR6 :: Show
I have no idea what I’m looking at here, only having a 9th grade diploma in biology, but I thought the concept of the site was somewhat groundbreaking in concept, or at least in implementation. I’m wondering what other fields, scientific or otherwise might benefit from a collaborative interactive 3D presentation like this. Of course, it does take a certain amount of work and specialized skill and software to create the models.