Transgenic-Eduardo Kac

Eduardo Kac, creator of the Fluorescent Green Protein bunny named Alba was the inspiration behind this design as part of the final project for the Media, Issues, and Sustainability class. Kac was also responsible for the work Genesis, in which a scripture of the Bible was translated via morse code into a DNA codified strip of information that was injected into continuously growing bacteria. Every time a person logged onto the website of the the Genesis Project, a light would shine on the petri dish where the organisms were flourishing, thus prompting them to "evolve" and be genetically manipulated by the humans from afar. We might consider common household domestication to be a slightly less controversial form of transgenic artwork...