The PDB Art project aims to make science understandable, creative, and enjoyable for schoolchildren, by combining art and molecular biology. Each year, PDBe scientists approach Cambridgeshire schools and, with the help of art and science teachers, introduce the students to the wonderful world of protein structures. Inspired by the structures, students create their own artworks, which are displayed in an annual exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time, the project went international this year, welcoming Viewbank College in Melbourne, Australia, to the initiative. Faced with the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers also decided to host a virtual exhibition, opening up the artworks to everyone with a curious mind and an interest in science and art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNew knowledge in science often comes through imaginative and creative ideas,\u201d said Lori Passmore, Group Leader at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Biology, who spoke at the virtual opening ceremony. \u201cThere are many ways in which artists and scientists can work together and this exhibition really highlights that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n