Artist Kate Thompson worked samples of synthetic DNA into the ink and acrylic coating for her portrait of DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin. (University of Washington Photo / Dennis Wise) Art imitates ...

But Salamunovic — who likened DNA art to the work of Latvian-born U.S. abstract impressionist painter Mark Rothko — said this could never actually happen in real life. “By the time the DNA ...

via Litterbugs Beware: Turning Found DNA Into Portraits : NPR. The result? Astounding, life-like 3-d printed heads. Is this really possible -- could an artist, not some high-tech genomic sleuth ...

New York artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg might pick it up, extract the DNA and create a 3-D face that could look like you. Her project, “Stranger Visions,” fashions portrait sculptures from bits ...

The researchers involved give a very cool demonstration of their technique by painting the name IBM on a substrate in DNA. Those of you familiar with gel-electrophoresis will immediately ...

An artist is collecting stray DNA from the streets of New York City, and using it to conjure up 3D-printed versions of its original "donor". It is likely that you are not in the habit of picking ...

Eggheads believe Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA could crack the code of what makes a genius. The famous artist was a polymath - someone who excels at many things - and he was an expert painter, architect, ...