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Artistic Response to Genomic Research Shown
Lynne Lamberg
JAMA. 2002;288:1458-1461.
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Seattle—Advances in science inevitably prompt exultation over projected benefits to society along with angst over potential dangers of "tampering with nature." Recent success in sequencing the human genome and mapping thousands of genes is no exception. Artists have joined this debate, adopting laboratory tools, techniques, and biological materials to probe implications of genomic research for everyday life.
A new traveling exhibition, Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, features more than 50 works by 26 artists that examine genetic engineering, ownership of genetic information and cell lines, cloning, bioethics, and related topics.
The show was organized by the Henry Art Gallery of the University of Washington in affiliation with the Berkeley Art Museum of the University of California at Berkeley. It started its planned 2-year tour in April at the Henry Art Gallery and simultaneously at the online gallery at http://www.gene-sis.net, which invites viewer interaction. It . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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