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New technologies allow artists to experiment with new materials and methods. But this is only possible when science and art draw much closer to one another. Due to the possibilities of molecular biology living human cells, bacteria, embryos or whole organisms are becoming part of a new art, sometimes called bio-art. With the help of the GFP molecule (green fluorescence protein), for instance, unusual new artificial creatures have recently been created – glowing mice, fish, plants or bacteria. It allows transforming organisms as image-generating “apparatuses”. GFPixel is a “painting†made of genetically transformed bacteria. These organisms are cultivated in about 4000 Petri-dishes that are arranged as a portrait. Like on digital screens part of the bacteria produce the green light – the GFP-gene is switched ON and in the other part the GFP-gene is â€switched OFFâ€.
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Las nuevas tecnologÃas permiten a los artistas experimentar con nuevos materiales y metodologÃas. Pero esto sólo es posible cuando ciencia y arte se acercan la una a la otra. Debido a las posibilidades de la biologÃa molecular, las células humanas vivas, las bacterias, los embriones y los organismos completos están empezando a formar parte de un arte nuevo, a veces llamado bio-arte. Con la ayuda de la molécula PVF (proteÃna verde fluorescente), por ejemplo, se han creado nuevas criaturas artificiales poco usuales -ratones, peces, plantas, o bacterias luminiscentes. El PVF permite transformar los organismos en “dispositivos” generadores de imágenes. GFPixel es un “cuadro” hecho a base de bacterias genéticamente modificadas. Estos organismos se han cultivado en aproximadamente 4000 placas Petri distribuidas en forma de retrato. Como en las pantallas digitales, una parte de las bacterias emite luz verde – el gen PVF ha sido “encendido”, mientras que en otra parte de las bacterias el gen PVF ha sido “apagado”.
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