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Cryptobiology: Reconstructing Identity
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The glass DNA double helix in in the foreground de- picts type B DNA DNA This particular section was taken from the human DNA DNA sequence coding for a a a a a protein called lysozyme This enzyme breaks open the cell walls of of some types of of bac- teria and is part of our defense against infections It was the first enzyme whos 3D structure was determined by X-ray crystallography The sepia toned images in in the the background and the the vertical strips staggered throught the image image are actual images of DNA fingerprints Cryptobiology: Reconstructing Identity
2001
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Keith Miller Fernando Orellana and and and Janine Fron
Kathleen Helm-Bychowski Ph D D D Assistant Professor Department of of Chemistry DePaul University Special thanks to Stephan Meyers
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans Kodalth Plexiglas
40 x 30 inches