I wrote Genie to be a simple interface to create atomically accurate DNA models in Maya based on real gene sequence data. It allows the user to create data in a number of geometry types and update the rendered appearance of the DNA through variables like bond lengths, atomic elements, and molecular identities. It was used in a research project of the Human Papillomavirus, and easily handles the virus’s nearly 8000 base pair genome.

It has been created with expert advice from Joanna Shisler, a virologist at the University of Illinois, and with research from Raji Heyrovska from the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.