Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular Biology/Metabolic Pathways task force/requested pictures

Request any images of enzymes here. If you have made an enzyme image, please add it to the gallery.

What's the policy on redrawing complex images from copyrighted sources? There are two diagrams in

  • Funk, Colin D. (30 November 2001). "Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes: Advances in Eicosanoid Biology". Science. 294 (5548): 1871–1875. doi:10.1126/science.294.5548.1871. Retrieved 2007-01-08. (.pdf format)

that I'd really like to have for the Eicosanoid page. They need to be updated a little – some more research has come in since they were published. With text, I understand that long, verbatim quotes can violate copyright. But with an image, if somebody redraws the image (with different layout, but the same arrows connecting the same ideas, and giving credit for the idea) is it legal and honest? If it's OK, would someone like to work on this? (Is this the right page for this request / question?) David.Throop 20:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]