Blooming into Being.

The article presents a case study about Edunia, a plantimal introduced by bio-artist Eduardo Kac on April 17, 2009. Plantimal consists of a petonia flower hybridized with Kac's gene. It has a genetic sequence isolated from his immune system. It is considered as the first artwork with a crossbreed of...

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Publicado en:ArtAsiaPacific no. 68; pp. 63 - 64
Autor principal: Chin-Chin Yap
Formato: Case Study
Publicado: ArtAsiaPacific Holdings Ltd. May/Jun2010
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Sumario:The article presents a case study about Edunia, a plantimal introduced by bio-artist Eduardo Kac on April 17, 2009. Plantimal consists of a petonia flower hybridized with Kac's gene. It has a genetic sequence isolated from his immune system. It is considered as the first artwork with a crossbreed of a plant and a human gene and the first flower to produce human protein.