Going over this weeks information I learned about biotechnology and art and how they correlate with each other. Many artists have different interpretations of biotechnology based on work in the laboratories with tissues, different cellular levels and scientific imaging. The official definition of biotechnology is “ the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones.” Biotechnology Audio Microscope I also learned about genomes and how their information is participates in our growth and development. Joe Davis is the pioneer of bioart and genomes. Davis designed the Audio Microscope, which shows living cells while simultaneously listening to their greatly amplified species and micro acoustic signatures. It also translated light information into sound allowing to hear living cells. Another name that stuck out to me was Kathy High, t...
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