The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Series on Genomics, Bioe)

The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Series on Genomics, Bioe)

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The gene has become a cultural icon and a increasingly rich source of imagery and ideas for visual artists. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary painting and sculpture, The Molecular Gaze :Art in the Genetic Age explores the moral and bioethical questions these works address.

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Addresses a spectrum of social issues, from clones to eugenics to the willful creation of human freaks arising from our new ability to see and manipulate life at the molecular level. Asks questions about the ethical and economic issues and offers responses through gifted artists.

The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Series on Genomics, Bioe),Suzanne Anker,Dorothy Nelkin,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,0879696974,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Art and science,Biology in art,General,Genetics in art,Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology,Life Sciences - General,Science,Science/Mathematics,Social aspects,Genetics (non-medical),Iconography, subjects depicted in art,Science: General Issues

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