[Molvis-list] FirstGlance in Jmol: new version

[Eric Martz]

A new version of FirstGlance in Jmol (http://firstglance.jmol.org) has been 
released. FirstGlance in Jmol can display any PDB file that is online. 
Nothing need be installed beforehand (except possibly a quick and painless 
java upgrade via http://java.com), and it works in popular browsers and 
platforms including MSIE on Windows, Safari or Firefox on Mac OSX, and 
Firefox on linux.

Starting with the February 2006 issue, Nature Structural and Molecular 
Biology has "3D View" links to display new structures in FirstGlance in Jmol.
http://www.nature.com/nsmb/
An editorial in the February 2006 issue, entitled "We're living in a 3D 
world", introduces this new feature.

Changes: The initial molecular view now shows ligands and disulfide bonds 
by default, and has a checkbox (under "More Views.." or "Ligands+") to 
highlight non-standard amino acids or nucleotides. Clicking on an atom now 
produces a large, clear identification report (rather than centering on 
that atom, as in the previous version). There is a new atom centering 
dialog, with better controls. The complete list of improvements: 
http://molvis.sdsc.edu/fgij/versions.htm


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Eric Martz, Professor Emeritus, Dept Microbiology
U Mass, Amherst -- http://www.umass.edu/molvis/martz

Biochem 3D Education Resources http://MolviZ.org
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