Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR3348, F-91405 Orsay, France.
Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR3348, F-91405 Orsay, France.
Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2018 Mar;19(3):137-138. doi: 10.1038/nrm.2017.126. Epub 2017 Dec 20.
Scientific manuscripts are full of images. Since the birth of the life sciences, these images were in a form of hand drawings, with great examples from da Vinci, Hooke, van Leeuwenhoek, Remak, Buffon, Bovery, Darwin, Huxley, Haeckel and Gray's Anatomy to name a few. However, in the course of the past century, photographs and simplified schematics have gradually taken over as a way of illustrating scientific data and concepts, assuming that these are 'accurate' representations of the truth. Here, we argue for the importance of reviving the art of scientific drawings as a way of effectively communicating complex scientific ideas to both specialists and the general public.
科学文献中充满了图像。自从生命科学诞生以来，这些图像一直以手绘的形式出现，其中达芬奇、胡克、列文虎克、雷马克、布丰、博韦里、达尔文、赫胥黎、海克尔和格雷氏解剖学等都是很好的例子。然而，在过去的一个世纪里，照片和简化的示意图逐渐取代了科学数据和概念的插图方式，因为人们认为这些是对真理的“准确”再现。在这里，我们主张重新重视科学绘图艺术，将其作为向专业人士和公众有效传达复杂科学思想的一种方式。
