That title, from a recent presentation, sums up USM chemistry professor Gale Rhodes's work to introduce high school teachers and students to macromolecular structures, a world that illuminates the inner workings of enzymes, hormones, antibodies and viruses. Prior to the advent of free, powerful molecular graphics programs online, that world was the province only of high-level research scientists.
It's now possible for high school students to be exposed to sophisticated molecular graphics that enrich the science curriculum. One of Rhodes' own tutorials <www.usm.maine.edu/~rhodes/SPVTut> has had more than 20,000 visitors.
These activities, as well as others directed at students, teachers, and local researchers, make up a program Rhodes calls "The Molecular Level." See <www.usm.maine.edu/~rhodes/MolLevel>
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