DNA Art
by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted May 1, 2007 in DNA Fun
Richard Hart (one of my favorite reporters) of KGO-TV in the San Francisco Bay Area had a segment on DNA art yesterday. Pieces mentioned:
- DNA 11 prints shown above
- DNA helix sculpture at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley
- Genome Quilts by Beverly St. Clair
- New York Public Library Gene Sculpture
You can watch the video here: DNA As Art Is A Growing Trend.
Ella and Jason Wong, [DNA 11] art collectors:
We wanted to, you know, make sure we got this for our children, so we can see which DNA strands copied over. And we want to see personality-wise, did it copy over, too?
Cute, but no cigar. The level of resolution in the DNA 11 prints is nowhere good enough to be able to conclude anything meaningful. Get a piece of DNA art because it’s fun, not because you think it means anything beyond the fact that yes, we all have DNA.
Tags: genetics, genes, genome, genomics, dna, dna art, dna 11
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I’ve made reference to the quilts recently at my blog and some time back I also addressed the DNA art
Some people just put their creativity to work and sometimes beautiful pieces of art come about. I love the DNA prints.
Great find!
These pictures are from a company called DNA ART. They have offices in Holland and the UK.
See http://www.dna-artuk.com and also http://www.dna-art.nl
Without getting too techincal their pictures display 12 lanes of DNA bands and the company you mention in Canada only show 10 lanes.
I bought one for me and my girlfriend last month in London.
They’re both cool looking anyway.
Regards
Terry
Thanks for letting us know, Terry! I sure wouldn’t mind having one hanging in my house.
Unfortunately I can’t find a link, but the Scottish Crop Research Institute have been producing comparative genomics diagrams consisting of a circle divided into a series of rings, with each ring showing a plant pathogen genome with homologous genes aligned. They managed to get a grant to market them as art!
Hsien, so funny! I saw this weeks ago in our local paper… here’s the link for more DNA art –
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-ml.dna15apr15,1,7462144.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Rick: I love the DNA prints too! I included them in my list of gifts for the DNA enthusiast.
Joe D: I think it might be the GenomeDiagram software! Good idea for a post. Thanks for letting me know. Will give you the hat tip.
Grace: Very nice! Fortunately, I haven’t succumbed to DNA kitsch yet.
I had my unique dna painted by a New York artist, I love it. I looked at dna 11 buy they are prints and I wanted a real piece of art.
It’s worth checking out
http://www.dna-art.com
Rgds
Robert
Thanks, Robert. Looks like I need to make a new list of DNA art.
Fascinating, Hsien. Thanks for sharing…especially the quilts, since I’m a quiltmaker and quilt blogger.
Mary Emma: You forgot to tell everyone your quilting blog is at http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/ !
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