Last week, the Dodonova lab published a fascinating paper on chromatin structures in Asgard archaea, microbes thought to be the closest relatives of complex life.

Asgard histones can wrap DNA into a “closed” form shared across archaea, and an “open” form similar to eukaryotic cells #sciart #blender

I celebrated Día de Muertos in Australia. That was a surreal experience, so far from home but so close at the same time.
Mexico is a maximalist country; we love colour, contrasts, boldness. I think that seeps into my work a lot.

Check out some of my illustrations featuring DNA that is, actually, structurally accurate.
Whilst color is absent at the nanoscale, I choose it to highlight the form and function.
These illustrations are grounded in structural data.
#blender3d #sciart #DNA #scicomm

Portrait of a ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein built from repeating units called leucine-rich repeats. It prevents ribonucleases from breaking down RNA, acting like a molecular shield that protects the cell’s RNA so processes like protein synthesis can continue normally #molecularnodes #sciart

Is it really #NationalMushroomDay ? I can't believe it 😲
My first scientific love is the wolrd of #fungi so I'm bringing some #hongos from previous work to your feed.
This is my #vizbi 2022 poster. #sciart

Hola #PortfolioDay !! I'm Leonora, a scientific illustrator & designer with a strong background in microbiology and biochemistry, translating complex science into radiant and memorable visuals. I'm open to freelance work! www.leonoramartinez.com #sciart

Love the white clay version 🤍
#sciart #blender3d

Plasmodium falciparum in its merozoite phase: tiny parasites gearing up to invade red blood cells. Each one is only about 1-2 micrometers long, roughly the size of a fraction of a red blood cell. A critical moment for malaria research.
#sciart #blender3d #3dillustration

Bringing invisible ideas to life.

#sciart #blender3D #illustration

*illustrations created for Mary Munson’s Lab website at UMass Chan Medical School*

I wrote a short perspective for Frontiers detailing the process behind my artwork "Musings of the Protein Alphabet," and the VIZBI 2025 Annual Conference logo.
Please check it out; it's open access!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/bio...

#dataviz #sciart #VIZBI

Hi #portfolioday ! I'm Leonora.
I create illustrations to explain science, mostly cell biology, biochemistry, and microbiology, although I like exploring all areas of science.
My website www.leonoramartinez.com
#sciart #design #science

From VIZBI 2025 organizers:
VIZBI 2025 (vizbi.org), the 15th international meeting on Visualizing Biological Data, takes place 8-11 April at the University of Cambridge. If you can’t join in person, you can participate remotely. Pre-register now to secure your spot.