Science and
art are often perceived as two mutually exclusive activities, which separately
advance and enrich culture. However, an increasing number of individuals are of
the opinion that art and science are the twin engines of culture, both fueled
by creativity. Few projects illustrate this better than the new undertaking of
accomplished Canadian poet Christian Bök.
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For some of you, writing poetry may be a breeze. For others, it may be easier to ask you to sit through your next dental exam without wincing. But Canadian poet Christian Bok’s next poetry project is a lot harder than it looks. This project, dubbed the “The Xenotext Experiment” involves writing two poems — sounds easy right?
What makes it tricky is that the first poem will be encoded into the DNA of a bacterium! AND, the second poem … will be created by the bacteria — not so easy!
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