The molecular gaze : art in the genetic age / Suzanne Anker, Dorothy Nelkin.
| Author/creator | Anker, Suzanne, 1946- |
| Other author | Nelkin, Dorothy. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xxiii, 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press series on genomics, bioethics, and public policy Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press series on genomics, bioethics, and public policy. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Divining DNA / Philip R. Reilly -- Image credits -- Deciphering DNA: the art and science of a supermolecule -- Reductionism: the body as a "code script" of information -- Mutation, manipulation, and monsters: the new grotesque in art -- Blurring boundaries: chimeras and transgenics -- Breeding better babies: a new eugenics?, -- Commodification: genes for sale -- Science as culture: through the artist's lens -- Lists of artists and their works -- Appendix, group art exhibits that focus on genetics concepts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003020067 |
| ISBN | 0879696974 : |