Additional Resources

COVID-19

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has published open courses on novel respiratory viruses:

• EN
• ZH

Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering offers a dashboard (Johns Hopkins University 2020) with real-time tracking of COVID-19.

University of Texas Austin

Researchers at UT are working to determine the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

• Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Spike Structure Mapped at Atomic Scale by Cryo-EM

National Institutes of Health

Researchers around the world are contributing information about the SARS-CoV-2 virus so both the structure and function can be better understood. Sequence data is available at the NIH.

• SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) Sequences

Dashboards

• WHO COVID-19 Dashboard
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE (Johns Hopkins University 2020)

Data and Information

Sonification

How can DNA make music?

Listen to this (Mark Temple 2017)

Art and Design

Basics

Let’s visit the idea of marks and channels (Author: Torsten Moller) popularized by Jacques Bertin in the 1960s.

Color Palettes

Choosing the right colors can make your data visualization stand out in either a good or very bad way. In your role as a designer, you should choose colors that enhance learning. Here is an article on effective color palettes that can be used with R.

References

Johns Hopkins University. 2020. “Center for Systems Science and Engineering.” https://systems.jhu.edu/.

Mark Temple. 2017. “What does DNA sound like? Using music to unlock the secrets of genetic code.” http://theconversation.com/what-does-dna-sound-like-using-music-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-genetic-code-78767.