Hey, welcome to my virus terrarium! 🦠

App: https://www.virusterrarium.com

I used ChimeraX to visualize virus capsid data from the Protein DataBank (PDB), and export .glb files

Then, I used react-three-fiber to render 3d components, @react-three/cannon to simulate physics, and gltfjsx to turn .glb files into .jsx React components.

Spiroplasma SPV4

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Adenovirus

Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster)

Faustovirus

HIV

Click a virus to see it in the Protein DataBank!

Other tools:

• react-three-gui - quick GUI controls for any variable
• zustand - simple global state managemer

ChimeraX commands:

In ChimeraX, you can type commands in the terminal at the bottom.

• color radial all palette Spectral-1 - colour all atoms radially, with the Spectral-1 palette
• surface all resolution 6 = surface-render each atom with a sphere of radius 6 Angstroms (Å)
• windowsize 640 640 - set viewport to 640 width and height

inspired by BioVisions - Inner Life of the Cell | Protein Packing and Skeptics Guide podcast