Turn your DNA into art.
I met many fascinating people in Minneapolis at Innovation 2008. One of them is Lynn Fellman, an artist who creates personalized portraits–and I do mean personalized. Her portraits are based on DNA sequences and mutation markers.
I’m ordering one–choosing to ignore that nagging inner voice cautioning me against this. “Do you REALLY want your DNA information to end up in the hands of scientists, insurance agents, future employers or worse–marketers!?” Lynn assures me my DNA will be kept top secret and remain nameless.
Hey, a couple of weeks ago, ten super smart people volunteered to donate their DNA to science. More from Scientific American: (more…)
