Comments on: The Story of How An Artist Created a Genetic Hybrid of Himself and a Petunia http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/ Where the studio meets the research lab Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Anatoliy http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/#comment-1107 Anatoliy Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:30:00 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=2058#comment-1107 What? An ART?!! Make me unsee it. This method became routine in biotech when I wasn't even born. This guy acts like a plasmid (with the same amount of consciousness) itself: got a method from one environment, relocated to another environment. What a bosh! What? An ART?!! Make me unsee it. This method became routine in biotech when I wasn’t even born.
This guy acts like a plasmid (with the same amount of consciousness) itself: got a method from one environment, relocated to another environment. What a bosh!

]]> By: skullaria http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/#comment-1094 skullaria Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:33:01 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=2058#comment-1094 It seems disgusting and dangerous to me. I'm no fan of unnatural chimeras. It seems disgusting and dangerous to me. I’m no fan of unnatural chimeras.

]]> By: max hensley http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/#comment-1092 max hensley Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:35:29 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=2058#comment-1092 I think art has been lost in the wilderness since the development of photography. It's been just one gimmick after another for the last 100 years. At some point it will find its level, so why not this imaginative work. Still, I just wish they'd bring back evocative representational painting. PS If you put one of these blooms on your salad, are you committing cannibalism? I think art has been lost in the wilderness since the development of photography. It’s been just one gimmick after another for the last 100 years. At some point it will find its level, so why not this imaginative work. Still, I just wish they’d bring back evocative representational painting.

PS If you put one of these blooms on your salad, are you committing cannibalism?

]]> By: joseph honings http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/#comment-1091 joseph honings Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:13:59 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=2058#comment-1091 I'm 80 years old and I don't figure to be around that long.But I wonder what surprises life holds in store for my children and grand children with all the uncontrolled genetic playing around done just to see what happens. I’m 80 years old and I don’t figure to be around that long.But I wonder what surprises life holds in store for my children and grand children with all the uncontrolled genetic playing around done just to see what happens.

]]> By: Jerred http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/#comment-1090 Jerred Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:28:41 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=2058#comment-1090 Beautiful Beautiful

]]> By: Jason http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/#comment-1083 Jason Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:55:38 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=2058#comment-1083 Mad scientists are pretty neat. Lets just hope he doesn't create man devouring plant monsters next. Mad scientists are pretty neat. Lets just hope he doesn’t create man devouring plant monsters next.

]]> By: Odyssey8 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/the-story-of-how-an-artist-created-a-strange-genetic-hybrid-of-himself-and-a-petunia/#comment-1075 Odyssey8 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:10:52 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=2058#comment-1075 I like artists, and I like petunias, BUT NOT TOGETHER IN THE GENETIC SENSE! I like artists, and I like petunias, BUT NOT TOGETHER IN THE GENETIC SENSE!

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