Collage of DNA agarose gel photos
? Ulla Godwin
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Doomsday Collage of DNA agarose gel photos ? Ulla Godwin (click on image to see more) |
Ulla Godwin's collages are an unusual mix of science fiction and
science artifact. A biologist by day, Godwin uses remnants of her lab work
to create fantastic and eerie nocturnal urban landscapes. The image
above features electron microscopy pictures of mouse tumor cells
(the "meteors") together with DNA agarose gel for the buildings.
All my pictures are collages using photos
taken of DNA agarose gels after electrophoresis. We generated these in the
research and teaching labs here at East Carolina University. Agarose gels show the DNA
as streaks or small boxes or globs of white against a dark background.
The DNA is stained with a chemical that fluoresces when exposed to
ultraviolet light.
Science for Art?s Sake
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from Metropolis, by Fritz Lang |
Erich Kettelhut's Metropolis set designs and drawings helped director Fritz Lang create this classic science-fiction film. Like the contemporary science-fiction city of Gattaca, this urban dystopia features a love story set in a time of technology gone amok. This particular film clip originally appeared in Neo, an Italian online magazine, and is lovingly preserved on the Metropolis Home Page.
