Pictorial representations such as diagrams and figures are widely used in scientific literature for explanatory and descriptive purposes. The intuitive nature of pictorial representations coupled with texts foster a better understanding of the objects of study. Biological mechanisms and processes can be clearly illustrated and grasped in pictures. I argue that pictorial representations describe biological phenomena by telling stories. I elaborate on the role of narrative structures of pictures in the frontier research using a case study in immunology. I articulate that pictures with an inherent narrative structure are crucial in biological sciences.

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使用图画来讲述故事

图表和图形等图形表示在科学文献中广泛用于解释和描述目的。图形表示与文本相结合的直观性质促进了对研究对象的更好理解。生物机制和过程可以通过图片清晰地说明和掌握。我认为图像通过讲述故事来描述生物现象。我通过免疫学的案例研究阐述了图片叙事结构在前沿研究中的作用。我明确表示，具有固有叙事结构的图片在生物科学中至关重要。