Heather Dewey-Hagborg: Using DNA to Render 3D Biological Portraiture

Heather Dewey-Hagborg uses the samples of DNA left behind by random people she encounters. This includes chewed gum, hair, and other objects that leave behind a DNA trail. She then puts this information in a computer program that decodes the genetic traits such as hair color, eye color, ethnicity, etc. She then uses this information to render 3D portraits of the people who’s DNA she decoded and puts the results in art shows. As a scientist and an artist, this is an astonishing feat. Here is here website: http://deweyhagborg.com/

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