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Hana288 t1_jcwu365 wrote

An accurate representation of bacteriophage

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Zvarthav OP t1_jcwujyu wrote

Thanks, I'm glad you recognized it. It is indeed based on bacteriophages.

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BBlasdel t1_jd01acu wrote

I love how you rendered the tail sheath! It looks like it functions in a twisty way just like gene product 18 of phage T4

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Zvarthav OP t1_jd29fov wrote

Mostly a coincidence, that sort of knowledge is a bit too advanced for me, but thanks for letting me know about it.

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BBlasdel t1_jd2aefl wrote

There have been some pretty cool movies made showing the results of detailed work from structural phage biology that makes at least these aspects pretty accessible.

For example, check out this movie showing how the moving parts of this specific phage work together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41aqxcxsX2w

Or this one showing the motion of another phage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy42CoyqKjE

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Zvarthav OP t1_jd2d3pb wrote

Thanks for linking! It's interesting to see that they do twist around.

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Ashweed137 t1_jd2cfgz wrote

Omg I just wanted to ask this! As a biochem student I love to see it inspiring art. Thank you! You're amazing! Love this art so much I made it my phone's background now. 😍

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Zvarthav OP t1_jd2dnca wrote

Thank you very much for the kind words and the follow, I post most of my art on tumblr and deviantart though (it's the same username as here) if you want to see more of it. I only post sometimes on reddit.

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Ashweed137 t1_jd2gpn8 wrote

Oh thanks! I will definitely follow you on Tumblr! Glad I've found you!

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