Sunday, November 10, 2013

Week 6



Bio-Technology or Bio-Art plays in a huge role in todays society. Joe Davis is the Pioneer that basically created such an Art in biotechnology, he created not just the audio microscope but it lead to light informations which meant that it allowed people to hear cells. Such an extroidinary art to master.


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Joe Davis, is a research affiliate in the Department of Biology at MIT. He "is an artist who has done extensive research in molecular biology and bioinformatics for the production of genetic databases and new biological art forms. He has also constructed sculptural installation pieces. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dz8MsV0HtiY


Biotechnology was used in agriculture, food production, and medicine. The term itself is largely believed to have been created in 1919 by Károly Ereky, a hungarian engineer. In the late 20th and early 21st century, biotechnology has expanded to include new and diverse sciences such asgenomics applied immunology, and development of pharmaceutical therapies and diagnostic tests.

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Sources:

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dz8MsV0HtiY" 

"http://www.viewingspace.com/genetics_culture/pages_genetics_culture/gc_w03/davis_joe.htm" Web. 10 Nov. 2013. 

"http://www-tech.mit.edu/V120/N26/bioartists.26f.html" N.b. Joe Davis 10 Nov. 2013

"http://genevaanderson.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/film-review-heaven-earth-joe-davis-peter-sasowskys-new-documentary-looks-at-the-unconventional-pioneer-of-transgenic-art/"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology" Wikipedia. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.