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The Physarum Experiments
Working with an intelligent organism March 26, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Location: Genspace Talk, then Workshop SPACES ARE LIMITED. SIGN UP HERE. “[In] trying to understand systems that use relatively simple...
View ArticleFrankenstein’s Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech’s Brave New Beasts
An illustrated lecture by journalist Emily Anthes Date: Friday, March 29 Time: 8 PM Location: Observatory Admission: $10 – copies of Frankenstein’s Cat will be available for purchase and signing...
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SXSW Create: Making the Unicorn Mosaic, from the field
Take a look at a few snapshots of the mosaic tile creation process at the SXSW Create tent on Red River. We had a lot of enthusiastic participants that lended their creative vision to our mosaic- from...
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SXSW Create: Making the Unicorn Mosaic, from the lab
On our return back to Brooklyn, the team congregated at Genspace‘s community biotech lab. With the plates cultured and the bacteria glowing, it was time to capture the stars of the show- our iridescent...
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Installing the Show
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View ArticleCUT/PASTE/GROW in ANIMAL New York!
Check out the feature on our “beautiful abominations!” Thanks to Julia Dawidowicz for taking the time to talk to us.
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The Opening
Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to help us officially open CUT/PASTE/GROW! We had a blast, and the conversations we started then will continue into May. « prev 1 2 3 4 next...
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Illustrated Lecture: Frankenstein’s Cat by Emily Anthes
Thanks to everyone who made it to the event last Friday. For those of you who couldn’t make it, check out Emily’s book!
View ArticleWhat is Biodesign? What is Bioart?
An illustrated lecture by writer William Myers at Observatory Date: Friday, April 19 Time: 8 PM Admission: $10 – copies of BioDesign will be available for purchase and signing For centuries, artists...
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Heather Barnett’s Slime Mold Workshop at Genspace
Thanks to Heather, to everyone who came out for the workshop, and to our little friend Physarum polycephalum! If you have images of your slime-mold art to share, please post them on Slimoco. « prev...
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The Philadelphia Chromosome
An illustrated lecture on the origin story of cancer treatment at the genetic level by writer Jessica Wapner Tuesday, May 7 • 8 PM • At Observatory Admission: $10 Copies of The Philadelphia...
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It’s ALIVE: The Unicorn Mosaic from SXSW
Unicorn mosaic made from genetically engineered fluorescent K12 bacteria, crowdsourced from participants at SXSW Create, 2013. Thanks to all participants! Presenting… the Unicorn Mosaic made from...
View ArticleCUT/PASTE/GROW mentioned in the Los Angeles Review of Books!
Check out the article by David Biello, which rapidly asks several questions about the intersections of the human, the aesthetic, the world (what we once called “Nature”), and our ideas about our common...
View ArticleCUT/PASTE/GROW on Hyperallergic!
Check it out! “…the slime mold is a quite intelligent, fascinating being, and even an able collaborator in art…”
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Will Myers on biodesign and bioart
On Friday, April 19, writer and CUT/PASTE/GROW co-curator Will Myers took us on a trip into the future of biology-inspired art and design, leveraging his recent book BioDesign and his ongoing research....
View ArticleCPG at World Science Festival!
If you’re in Brooklyn this Saturday, June 1, from 12–8 PM, check out the World Science Festival’s Innovation Square at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn! Innovation Square is: …a staging ground for...
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World Science Festival!
Thanks to everyone who came out to see us, to create prints with maggots, to talk about bioart, and to bask in the hot breeze. And a huge thanks to WSF for bring us out to join the swarm of scientists,...
View ArticleDIYsect
CUT/PASTE/GROW congratulates DIYsect—”filming biotinkering for the web”—on its launch! Check out the site to see the first two videos, and stay tuned for the upcoming Kickstart campaign. More on the...
View ArticleDIYsect on Kickstarter!
Our friends at DIYsect have launched their Kickstarter campaign—check it out and support DIYbio! Find out more about DIYSect >> DIYsect focuses on DIY Biology and the Biology-Art intersection....
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Bacterial Photography: Creating Photosynthetic Images Using Living...
Dark and early one winter morning in New York, Wythe Marschall and I embarked on a quest to find a microorganism—a genetically engineered chimaera—that could turn itself into a living photograph. We...
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