'Genetic art' builds cryptic bridge between two cultures

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A unique exhibition, genetic art, is a combined effort of artists and scientists. The exhibition held at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, is a novel idea developed by Joe Davis. The exhibition is aimed at stressing the fact that DNA is still a riddle despite so much research conducted on it. The exhibition contains an artistic presentation of broomsticks and colored toothpicks arranged in a helix. Davis however, refused permission to allow the insertion of artificial nucleotide sequences into live Escherichia coli.

Exhibitions, Massachusetts, Museums, Art museums, Harvard University

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Spoof Nobels take researchers for a ride

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The annual prize giving ceremony of the Ig Nobels awarded by a self appointed panel is known for its frivolity and sophomoric gags. Eleanor Maguire, a nobel prize winner in medicine got a 50% discount on cab fare for her hilarious speech on taxi drivers.

United States, Achievements and awards, Neuroscientists, Maguire, Eleanor

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Science for art's sake: In several labs around Boston, the techniques of genetic and tissue engineering are being used in the name of art

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The relationship between science and art is discussed in the context of laboratories in Boston, whose techniques of genetic and tissue engineering are being used in the name of art.

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