Structures of life: the role of molecular structures in scientists' work

Authors:
Dhaval Vyas;Olga Kulyk;Paul van der Vet;Anton Nijholt;Gerrit C. van der Veer
Affiliations:
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands;University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands;University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands;University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands;University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands and Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands
Venue:
ECCE '08 Proceedings of the 15th European conference on Cognitive ergonomics: the ergonomics of cool interaction
Year:
2008

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Abstract

The visual and multidimensional representations like images and graphical structures related to biology provide great insights into understanding the complexities of different organisms. Especially, life scientists use different representations of molecular structures to answer biological questions and to better understand cellular processes. Combining results from two field studies, we explore the role of molecular structures in life scientists' current work from a human-factors perspective. Our main conclusion is that different representations of molecular structures, due to their visual nature, are important for supporting collaboration, constructing new knowledge and supporting scientists' professional activities in general.