Computing Images

Beating Bleeding | 7/14/11
Scientists have learned more about molecular interactions that help blood congeal at a wound site.

Modeling How Molecules Move Inside Cells | 3/24/11
Computational modeling helps explain why large molecules travel 15 times more slowly in the cell than in water.

Precisely Delivering Chemical Cargo to Cells (MOV) | 10/21/10
Manipulating gold nanowires may help deliver drugs to specific cells.

Math from the Heart: Simulating Stent Design and Coating (MOV) | 8/23/10
Modeling stents—tiny mesh tubes used to hold blood vessels open—could improve patients' health.

Cellular Ballrooms | 7/1/10
Scientists build a cellular ballroom to better understand how molecules boogie.

Computational Tool for Combing Through 'Hairballs' of Data | 5/27/10
A computer program called Cytoscape produces pictures that helps scientists explore and explain their data.

Computational Honeycombs Drip with Data | 2/16/10
This honeycomb-like grid groups genes that turn on (red) and off (green) at similar times, helping biologists visualize and interact with massive amounts of data. (Runtime: 00:0:14 | 676 KB)

Stretch Detectors: Modeling Contractile Forces (MOV) | 10/15/09
Scientists use microscopic experiments and computer simulations to learn how tissue stretching and contracting alter cell behavior. (Runtime: 00:1:59 | 11.9 MB)

Making a Microscopic Metropolis (MOV) | 12/22/08
Computer models allow researchers to study the formation of biofilms—thin layers of bacteria that can be useful or cause health problems. (Runtime: 00:0:36 | 3.6 MB)

Walking the Line (MOV) | 8/27/08
Researchers model leg muscles in motion to study ordinary movement and walking disorders. (Runtime: 00:0:54 | 4.5 MB)

Simulation of Potential Pandemic Flu in the United States (WMV)
Watch a pandemic flu spread across the United States with (bottom) and without (top) interventions. (Runtime: 00:1:19 | 8.9 MB)

Blood Clots Show Their Flex (AVI) | 3/13/08
Like bubble gum, a protein extends up to three times its normal length to help form the flexible fibers that make blood clots. (Runtime: 00:0:24 | 2.72 MB)