School of Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
J Integr Bioinform. 2022 Jul 22;19(2):20220037. doi: 10.1515/jib-2022-0037.
Bioinformatics applies computer science approaches to the analysis of biological data. It is widely known for its genomics-based analysis approaches that have supported, for example, the 1000 Genomes Project. In addition, bioinformatics relates to many other areas, such as analysis of microscopic images (e.g., organelle localization), molecular modelling (e.g., proteins, biological membranes), and visualization of biological networks (e.g., protein-protein interaction networks, metabolism). Design is a highly interdisciplinary field that incorporates aspects such as aesthetic, economic, functional, philosophical, and/or socio-political considerations into the creative process and is usually determined by context. While visualization plays a critical role in bioinformatics, as reflected in a number of conferences and workshops in the field, design in bioinformatics-related research contexts in particular is not as well studied. With this special issue in conjunction with an international workshop, we aim to bring together bioinformaticians from different fields with designers, design researchers, and medical and scientific illustrators to discuss future challenges in the context of bioinformatics and design.
生物信息学将计算机科学方法应用于生物数据的分析。它以基于基因组学的分析方法而闻名，例如支持了“千基因组计划”。此外，生物信息学还涉及许多其他领域，如微观图像分析（例如细胞器定位）、分子建模（例如蛋白质、生物膜）和生物网络可视化（例如蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用网络、新陈代谢）。设计是一个高度跨学科的领域，将美学、经济、功能、哲学和/或社会政治等方面纳入到创意过程中，通常由上下文决定。虽然可视化在生物信息学中起着至关重要的作用，正如该领域的许多会议和研讨会所反映的那样，但在生物信息学相关研究背景中，设计的研究并不多。本次特刊与国际研讨会相结合，旨在汇集来自不同领域的生物信息学家与设计师、设计研究人员以及医学和科学插画家，共同探讨生物信息学和设计领域的未来挑战。
