I wholeheartedly support this discussion. Jmol 10 WAS strictly a "molecular viewer" -- there is no question about that. It's intriguing to think that Jmol 11 is "more than a molecular viewer" because of the additional capabilities in the area of crystallography. Personally I don't see the distinction between "chemical structure" and "biochemical structure" as significant, since all "biochemical structures" are "chemical structures." But I see the point -- that Jmol is important for people interested in "pure" chemistry as well as the related fields of biochemistry or "biomolecular science," and perhaps we would be missing an opportunity to say
"Jmol: an open-source Java viewer for three-dimensional chemical structures." I think that is what Jmol is. However, maybe the intent of "biochemical structures" is really meant to refer to helix, strand, rockets, and such. One might argue that these aren't really "chemical structures" -- at least they aren't what comes to mind when that term is used. We recently considered what to call a program that bridged biology and chemistry and after much thought and lots of exploration settled on "biomolecular science". That seemed to have a nice, modern ring to it that "biochemical sciences" didn't have. So, perhaps my bid would be for: "Jmol: an open-source Java viewer for three-dimensional chemical and biomolecular structures." Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
