Why Geneticists Need Designers: Making DNA Into Art
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Why Geneticists Need Designers: Making DNA Into Art
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#2I think the idea of DNA portraits are pretty cool. Could make for a cute (albeit pricey) family portrait.
Is this service affiliated with DNA11? This service seems very similar, right down to sizes, pricing, and colour options.
They also provide DNA canvas art. ( https://www.dna11.com )
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#3This is such a well written post.
"Design by definition is the study of how people emotionally respond to an experience."
This is one of the most concise definitions of design I have come across.
I wish I could've seen a sample of what I am buying but the idea is awesome.
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#4I think the idea of DNA portraits are pretty cool. Could make for a cute (albeit pricey) family portrait. Is this service affiliated with DNA11? This service seems very similar, right down to sizes, pricing, and colour options. They also provide DNA canvas art. ( https://www.dna11.com )
They are not associated, although yes they are quite similar. DNA11 (a cool service) is really focused on just a business around selling art, while Kishan has bigger plans -- art is just a logical first step in visualizations.
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#5This is such a well written post. "Design by definition is the study of how people emotionally respond to an experience." This is one of the most concise definitions of design I have come across. I wish I could've seen a sample of what I am buying but the idea is awesome.
He has a few photos posted on his page at Science Exchange https://www.scienceexchange.com/facilities/genetik-ink
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#6I guess this is a cool business idea. The science of decoding the genome into useful information is still in its infancy (I think). This means that right now having your genome sequence is of limited use because there will so much of your genome that we don't understand yet (again, I could be mistaken).
These individuals have found a way take this developing technology and sell it. Kudos to them.
Does anyone know what type of sequencing technology they are using? Would the authors care to share?
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#7This has been around for a long time. You can't really confirm that it really is your DNA, since DNA can be cut in a variety of ways.
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#8This is such a well written post. "Design by definition is the study of how people emotionally respond to an experience." This is one of the most concise definitions of design I have come across. I wish I could've seen a sample of what I am buying but the idea is awesome.
It is a good definition. Something about influencing/shaping the experience should be included, too.
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#9This is such a well written post. "Design by definition is the study of how people emotionally respond to an experience." This is one of the most concise definitions of design I have come across. I wish I could've seen a sample of what I am buying but the idea is awesome.
It's interesting to see how the word "Design" is getting a more and more specific definition related to people and cognition.
As an engineer, I'm starting to be forced to call my designs "engineering designs", because people already associate "design" only with visual/industrial/interaction design.
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#10As personalized medicine becomes more mainstream, it will be important to use accurate terminology in general overviews like OP's website.
For example, 23andme does not provide DNA sequencing. Instead, they evaluate samples against a comprehensive panel of small nucleotide polymorphisms. This "fingerprinting" is informative and actionable, but not technically sequencing.
In the same way, I doubt whether Genetik Ink will actually "take your DNA, sequence it, and turn it into an artistic representation" for <$500 (full genome sequencing is still $5000+, though dropping quickly in cost).