The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Series on Genomics, Bioe) Export

@book{anker:2003, abstract = {The gene has become a cultural icon and an increasingly rich source of imagery and ideas for visual artists. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary painting and sculpture, The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age explores the moral and bioethical questions these works address. What does it mean to be human? What is "identity" in a society of genetically manipulated individuals? Questions like these are growing louder as genetic technology advances and the public examines the ethical consequences more widely. Suzanne Anker and Dorothy Nelkin, an artist and a social scientist, have written a thought–provoking and visually fascinating book for scientists, artists, students, and general readers intrigued by the anxiety and exhilaration of the genetic age.}, author = {Anker, Suzanne and Nelkin, Dorothy}, citeulike-article-id = {4498333}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0879696974}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&path=ASIN/0879696974}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&path=ASIN/0879696974}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/0879696974}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0879696974/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0879696974}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0879696974}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0879696974}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=0879696974&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-9 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0879696974}, edition = {1}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {0879696974}, keywords = {artist, bioart}, posted-at = {2009-05-09 11:24:29}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press}, title = {The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Series on Genomics, Bioe)}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0879696974} }

TY - BOOK ID - anker:2003 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4498333 N2 - The gene has become a cultural icon and an increasingly rich source of imagery and ideas for visual artists. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary painting and sculpture, The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age explores the moral and bioethical questions these works address. What does it mean to be human? What is "identity" in a society of genetically manipulated individuals? Questions like these are growing louder as genetic technology advances and the public examines the ethical consequences more widely. Suzanne Anker and Dorothy Nelkin, an artist and a social scientist, have written a thought–provoking and visually fascinating book for scientists, artists, students, and general readers intrigued by the anxiety and exhilaration of the genetic age. SN - 0879696974 TI - The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Series on Genomics, Bioe) PB - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press KW - artist KW - bioart AU - Anker, Suzanne AU - Nelkin, Dorothy UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0879696974 ER -