This topic of BioTech is very
foreign to me. I did find Kathy High’s
research into rats interesting. Her
project Blood Wars sounded gross initially, but it brings up some interesting
questions about art and biotech.
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| When scientists first sequenced the human genome, they needed large robotic machines and huge laboratories; now, a single person armed with a desktop computer can perform the work of an entire genetics lab. |
http://www.seeker.com/biotechs-explosive-evolution-outpaces-moores-law-1767507966.html#news.discovery.com
The
questions that she poses about blood such as what do we inherit and what do we
not inherit through blood? I went to Kathy’s website about Blood Wars in order
to look further into her experiment. This idea of wanting to know more about
blood and how it affects the human body is something I have never thought
about.
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| Kathy High |
http://vampirestudygroup.com/bloodwars/
While browsing her website the
concept of natural selection came into my head.
If we could conduct experiments to find out whose blood cells are
stronger than humans could have their own natural selection. If women knew which men has stronger white
blood cells wouldn’t they chose the stronger over the weaker?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBmtEp7sutU
Kathy’s
other project, researching rat laughter was something I wanted to look further
into. Who knew rats laughed? What effects rats enough to be able to
produce ultrasonic sounds? Rats are not
thought positively of in our society today, but they are used frequently in
research to cure human diseases and help science progress.
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| Kathy's drawings |
http://kathyhigh.com/project-rat-laughter.html
Sources:
Kathy High: visual/media artist,
independent curator, educator. “Rat Laughter”. 28 May 2016. Web. http://kathyhigh.com/project-rat-laughter.html
Blood Wars. “Welcome to Blood
Wars”. 28 May 2016. 2010. Web.
Boyle O’ Shaun. “ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBmtEp7sutU
”. Science Gallery Production –
Kathy High: Blood Wars. 28 May 2016. Web. 25 January 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBmtEp7sutU
Seeker. “Biotech’s Explosive
Evolution Outpace’s Moore’s Law”. 28 May 2016. Web. 14 May 2013. http://www.seeker.com/biotechs-explosive-evolution-outpaces-moores-law-1767507966.html#news.discovery.com
Kathy High. “Blood Wars Trailer”.
28 June 2016. Web. https://vimeo.com/20903389
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