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  • Computational biology
  • Systems biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Single-cell analyses are advancing from descriptive atlasing to inferring causal relationships.
  • Machine learning methods are crucial for analyzing large-scale observational and interventional single-cell datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and connect machine learning approaches for single-cell data analysis.
  • To provide a unifying ontology for selecting appropriate methods for biological questions.
  • To identify future computational directions in the field.

Main Methods:

  • Review of machine learning methods including representation learning, causal inference, mechanistic discovery, disentanglement, and population tracing.
  • Categorization of methods based on modeling concepts, assumptions, and downstream tasks.
  • Development of a unifying ontology for method selection.

Main Results:

  • A comprehensive overview and connection of various machine learning approaches for single-cell data.
  • A proposed ontology to guide researchers in method selection.
  • Identification of promising future research avenues and underutilized data properties.

Conclusions:

  • Machine learning is essential for uncovering mechanistic relationships in single-cell data.
  • A structured approach and ontology can facilitate the application of advanced computational methods.
  • Further research into computational methods and data properties will advance single-cell biology.