Drawing to Extend Waddington's Epigenetic Landscape
Drawing to Extend Waddington's Epigenetic Landscape
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DOI：
10.1162/leon_a_01738
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发表时间：
2020-05
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0.3
通讯作者：
Gemma Anderson;Berta Verd;Johannes Jaeger
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作者：
Gemma Anderson;Berta Verd;Johannes Jaeger
作者是一名艺术家、一名数学家和一名生物学家，他们描述了他们合作研究绘画的潜力，以进一步理解生物过程。作为一个案例研究，本文认为C.H.沃丁顿对“表观遗传图景”的强大视觉表现，其目的是统一遗传学、胚胎学和进化生物学的研究。作者探索了沃丁顿风景的优势和局限性，并试图通过一系列合作的探索性图像来超越后者。通过对这一绘画过程的仔细描述，作者触及了它对所有参与者的认识论后果。
The authors, an artist, a mathematician and a biologist, describe their collaboration examining the potential of drawing to further the understanding of biological processes. As a case study, this article considers C.H. Waddington's powerful visual representation of the “epigenetic landscape,” whose purpose is to unify research in genetics, embryology and evolutionary biology. The authors explore the strengths and limitations of Waddington's landscape and attempt to transcend the latter through a collaborative series of exploratory images. Through careful description of this drawing process, the authors touch on its epistemological consequences for all participants.