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Sweet Mastery Insulin is an hormone that regulates our bodies' use of fatty acids and sugar. Keeping blood glucose levels just right is critical: too much damages organs, too little and we run out of gas. Insulin is the carburetor: it controls how sugar is burned, and helps keep glucose levels safely in bounds. It's also a lovely molecule! This 3D model of human insulin shows its trefoil structure (this is the T6 form), its the protein chains, zinc ions and molecular surface all drawn with exquisite accuracy. The sculpture is a glass cube 3 1/4" in size, weighing over 3 pounds, excellent as a paperweight or display model. (If that's too big, insulin keychains are here.) |
Prized Discovery Diabetes is caused by either the body not producing insulin, or cells not responding to it. In the 1920's it changed from a deadly illness to one that we live with, thanks to the Nobel-winning team of Banting, Best, MacLeod and Collip, who discovered how insulin works, learned to extract it, then gave away their patent so lives could be saved. The data for this sculpture was kindly provided by Dr. G. David Smith, emeritus of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
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The Insulin crystal comes with clear rubber feet to prevent
scratches on your desk or mantel. Without a stand, it will work best
against a dark background.
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No Protein Is An Island
This is an up-close look at one of the great success stories of medical
science: a therapy that works with the body, using its own tools, to
restore its balance.
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