This week during lectures and reading assignments we focused on the relationship between biotechnology and art. Personally, I found this to be the most interesting topic that we have discussed this quarter. As a Human Biology and Society major, a big focus of my major is biotechnology and its roles and implications in society so learning about biotechnology while maintaining an open mind to learn about the influence of art was both very insightful and awakening.
One specific thing I found very interesting was taking a look and Joe Davis and his work. I was fascinated with how he would take inspiration and influence from art to construct biotechnology designed to solve issues in the medical and scientific fields. While studying and learning for the Human Biology and Society major, I have learned a lot about various types of forms of biotechnology and how they cover a broad range of designs and purposes. Despite that, I still find it very amazing to learn about how art can be incorporated into the use and creation of biotechnology.
I also found this week's focus on the microscale to be very interesting. A lot of biotechnology is focused on tackling issues that arise on a very small scale and as such, we took a lot of looks at various connections between art and biotechnology all the ways down to a molecular level. I felt like this subject was also the most relatable to my other classes and the material that I have been and am still learning. This made the subject more personal and interesting to me.
Work Cited
Davis, Joe. “Scientist? Artist. Pirate! Who Is Joe Davis? - Youtube.” YouTube, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GkZt00Qics.
Chin, Mel. “Revival Field.” Revival Field – Mel Chin, http://melchin.org/oeuvre/revival-field/.
Vanouse, Paul. “Suspect Inversion Center.” Suspect Inversion Center (Sic), http://www.paulvanouse.com/sic.html.
Zaretsky, Adam. “Emutagen.” Electronic Mutagenesis, http://emutagen.com/index.html.
Kac, Eduardo. “GFP Bunny.” GFP Bunny, http://www.ekac.org/gfpbunny.html#gfpbunnyanchor.
Hi Juan! I enjoyed reading your blog post this week. For one, your entire blog site is very beautiful and well organized! I am impressed with your choice of major as I suffer in biology/science classes. In fact, I had a difficult time comprehending Joe Davis's work as he did so much in so many different realms. His idea of sending messages to space with e. coli and the micro venus was as confusing as it was brilliant. It is clear you have a strong association with this week's biotechnology topic, and I'm glad you enjoyed the material!
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