Elucidating the role and use of bioinformatics software in life science research

摘要

Genome-based research involves large teams of specialists and the use of complex software tools to perform analysis. To better understand the problems associated with using bioinformatics software, ten life science researchers were interviewed. Questions were asked about the goals of their research, the workflows they used, and the tools they used. Participants were also asked to walk through specific examples of how they conducted recent research. Interview materials and photographs of work artifacts were analyzed using the affinity diagram approach.