Marcin Klapczynski writes:
Our medical animation studio, Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics (https://alphatauri3d.com/) reconstructed SARS-CoV-2, formerly known as 2019-nCoV, the virus responsible for COVID-19 disease.
We conducted research on protein crystal structures available on Protein Data Bank. Structures of three surface proteins were imported into Blender using ePMV - embedded Python Molecular Viewer and used as objects in the hair particle system. We also used phospholipid molecules to build a lipid bilayer of the virus. We used electron microscopy images as a rough shape and protein distribution reference. Here's a closeup:
For more renders of the virus, you can check our portfolio.
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Tasty!
This is a nice chronologically ordered list. It's too bad it did not include an actual comparison.