Data Visualisation in Comparative Genomics


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Creator/Artist: Niharika Kumawat

Category: Visual Communication

Document: P1 Project

Batch: 2018-2022

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2019-onwards

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Venkatesh Rajmanickam


Detailed Description

This project aims to deliver a data visualisation around the complex topic of “Comparative Genomics." The aim is to simplify a complex topic as such into a form that can be ingested by the general public with general insights and induce curiosity in them. The outcome is a web interface combining narrative and two interactive visualisations comparing the details of 30 widely known species of animals. A lot of static and dynamic tools exist to visualise genomic data, but most of them are often very complex for any non-field expert user to use. This project aims to offer an entry point to the general audience to get introduced to the field of Comparative Genomics and its basics. Two levels of comparison are undertaken in this project: one is general comparison of basic details with the first visualisation, and the second is comprehensive sequence comparison between the chosen species. The user can explore the details about the species of their interest by interacting with the tool. Genomics and comparative genomics, being a growing field of research, are important topics of interest, knowledge of which is important and can help individuals discover new opportunities in various fields.