SwissBioPics

SwissBioPics is an interactive library of cell images designed to support the visualization of subcellular location data. Operated by the Swiss-Prot group of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, it offers illustrations of a wide variety of cells and organisms, helping users explore cellular structures and locations in biological context. The collection includes animal cells such as epithelial, muscle, neuron, photoreceptor, egg and sperm cells, along with fungal, plant, green algae and archaeal cells. It also covers numerous bacterial forms, categorized by features such as shape and membrane characteristics, and includes examples such as Trypanosoma and Apicomplexa cells.

The resource provides imagery for presenting and interpreting information about where biological components are located within cells. Visitors can access help and contact information, as well as licensing, disclaimer and privacy details. SwissBioPics identifies its related scholarly publication, “SwissBioPics – an interactive library of cell images for the visualization of subcellular location data.” It serves researchers, educators and other users who need cell images to accompany or contextualize biological location data.