Genesis

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Genesis

Description

This photo depicts a dark room with a blue dot in the center with smaller green dots inside of it. Eduardo Kac's Genesis translates a biblical sentence into Morse code and then into DNA, creating a synthetic gene inserted into bacteria.

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Date

Subject

Bio Art

Spatial Coverage

O.K. Center for Contemporary Art, Linz

Temporal Coverage

Circa 1999

Language

English

Type

Photo

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Genesis

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Rights

This image is used under the principles of fair use for educational and non-commercial purposes (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Law). The work is the subject of academic discussion and critique within this assignment, and the image is presented at a size no larger than necessary for this purpose.

Rights Holder

©Eduardo Kac

Publisher

Files

Genesis.jpg

Citation

Kac Eduardo, “Genesis,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed May 13, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/3149.

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