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Work is in progress to use the '''[[Jmol]] applet''' to display [[molecule|molecular]] models of [[chemistry|chemical]] and [[biochemistry|biochemical]] molecules in Wikipedia articles. Jmol is now frequently used in standard HTML pages to display molecules which can then be manipulated using the mouse. However, the use within Wiki pages still needs some more work. [[m:User:NicoV|NicoV]] has put up a [[m:User:NicoV/Jmol Extension|MediaWiki article]] and more detail in a [http://fahwiki.net/index.php?title=Jmol_MediaWiki_Extension Folding@Home article]. The latter uses Jmol to show a medium sized molecule with buttons to control the rotation of the molecule near the bottom of the page. Your browser needs to be [[Java]] enabled. This page should be consulted as an example of what is possible.

The new [http://wiki.jmol.org/ Jmol Wiki] using MediaWiki is now online. The '''reference page for the Jmol extension''' can be found [http://wiki.jmol.org/index.php/MediaWiki there]. This extension is fully functional, but some further development in planned. Please, post suggestions for further development on the Jmol extension in the [http://wiki.jmol.org/index.php/Talk:MediaWiki discussion page] of the Jmol extension.

The use of Jmol in HTML pages involves downloading a data file containing the atomic types and cartesian coordinates. This can be also done in the wiki, either by putting the molecular data in a wiki page or by uploading the molecular data file to the wiki or perhaps on Wikipedia to Commons like the use of images. More simply, the molecular data can be in the page itself between tags.