Dear Gregg et al.,

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Gregg Crichlow <gregg.crich...@gmail.com>wrote:

> Actually, it was noticing penG that made me mouse over it myself. After
> spending many years completing a thesis on beta-lactamases, I was very
> surprised - and excited - to see that on something as main-stream as
> Google. But then when I paid attention more closely, I saw that they even
> have a good representation of the electron density in three orthogonal
> planes surrounding the molecule!  Dr. James Knox (my thesis advisor) just
> informed me that the density maps are on exhibit at the British Museum of
> Science.
>

The electron density map of penicillin is "deposited" at the Museum of the
History of Science in Oxford too, a photo I took few years ago is here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4TVGcERcQ7veGZXS1lEMXBqck0/edit?usp=sharing

Best wishes,
Tomas

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