A visually striking, authoritative survey of the crossover between art and biotechnology by an expert in the field In an era of fast-paced technological progres

Bioart -- art that uses either living materials (such as bacteria or transgenic organisms) or more traditional materials to comment on, or even transform, biote

"Eduardo Kac's work represents a turning point. What it questions is our current attitudes to creativity, taking that word in its most fundamental sense." -Edwa

Biological accounts of art typically start with evolutionary, psychological or neurobiological theories. These approaches might be able to explain many of the s

Despite the perception that artworks are timeless and unchanging, they are actually subject to biological attack from a variety of sources--from bacteria to fun