January 2012
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Interview in Mexican online magazine
Interview with registromx
December 2011
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'Dying for the Other"
part of “3ème édition des Rencontres des arts numériques, électroniques et médiatiques,” Soiree Cinéma, Cinéma le Palace; Le Vigan, France
oudeis.fr
November 2011
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"The Life Garden" on display at Eyebeam
“The Life Garden” (a work in progress) is on display at the Eyebeam Bookstore until December 15.
"Dying for the Other" currently on view at Eyebeam
The current version of “Dying for the Other” is on view at Eyebeam
in New York until mid November.
September 2011
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EcoCultures
Dying for the Other” (as part of the “Cost of Life project series) will be shown as part of Ecocultures at George Mason University. Opening: Sept. 22nd,2011.
The Cost of Life
Beatriz da Costa
The Cost of Life examines the ethical, emotional, and economic costs of producing and sustaining life. The Cost of Life consists of a series of projects spanning different media. The...
May 2011
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The Endangered Species Finder (exhibition)
SMITHS ROW GALLERY, Suffolk, UK.
Into the Wild takes the wilderness around us and the infinite flora and fauna within it as a core theme. Directly inspired by our location within the rural region of East Anglia this exhibition hopes to reconnect you with nature. See work by artists whose working practice explores the unseen, potentially fragile and endangered elements of the natural world.
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April 2011
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The Endangered Species Finder (Lighting Talk at...
http://futurelabcamp.com/
Exploring the future of biological prototyping
FutureLabCamp is a weekend hackathon (fri-sun) taking place in NYC this April.
A weekend celebrating the exchange of biologists, artists, engineers and designers. Join our lecture series and participate in a three day hackathon and camp-out at our venue. We will develop imaginative make/shift devices and prototypes...
January 2011
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Beatriz da Costa in conversation
http://www.artscatalyst.org/about/article/beatriz_da_costa_in_conversation/
Beatriz da Costa discusses the inspiration and processes involved in creating the installation which confronts visitors with the reality of British species threatened with extinction.
The Los Angeles-based artist will talk about her recent work, A Memorial for the Still Living with Rikke Hansen, host of Nature Calls:...
October 2010
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Endangered Species Finder UK released & available...
project website
The Endangered Species Finder helps you to locate, identify, and submit sightings of endangered species.
available in app store now.
project development team: Beatriz da Costa, Jamie Schulte, Anoop Palvai, Sara Gevurtz.
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A Memorial for the Still Living opens at Horniman
exhibition announcement
Beatriz da Costa’s installation explores the ‘dark places’ of zoological science, presenting a sombre reflection on endangered species of the British Isles.
Exhibition now open at Horniman Museum & Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ, UK
until 9 January 2011, admission free
Beatriz da Costa presents a sombre reflection on...
September 2010
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Toxic Pesticide Banned after Decades of Use
Scientific American
A farm chemical with an infamous history – causing the worst known outbreak of pesticide poisoning in North America – is being phased out under an agreement announced Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
July 2010
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Sustainable Art Practices / Producing Art in the...
review in Artpulse
by Christiane Paul
May 2010
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Pigeonblogger as part of Small Wonders at San Jose...
Small Wonders, 2010
Presented by ZER01: The Art and Technology Network
Norman Mineta San Jose International Airport
Wunderkammer, also known as cabinets of curiosities, were diverse collections of objects popular during the Renaissance and considered an early form of the museum. Literally meaning “wonder room,” a wunderkammer was meant to invoke a sense of wonder and often included a wide...
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U.S. Clears Test of Bioengineered Trees
NYTimes
Federal regulators gave clearance Wednesday for a large and controversial field test of genetically engineered trees planned for seven states stretching from Florida to Texas.
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Art+Science Now
A visual survey of artists working at the frontiers of science and technology. Focus on work since 2000. Covers artistic experimentation in fields such as biology, ecology, medical research, physics, geology, robotics, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, information visualization, and body sensing computer interfaces.
April 2010
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Chimps Grieve Over Dead Relatives
Science Magazine
In November of 2008, a chimpanzee in her 50s known as Pansy became lethargic and obviously ill at the Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park in the United Kingdom. Three other adults, including Pansy’s 20-year-old daughter Rosie, began tending to her, grooming her, and sleeping nearby instead of in their own nesting areas.
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Bulging Mutant Trout Created: More Muscle, More...
National Geographic Daily News
Scientists have created hundreds of mutant fish with “six-pack abs” and bulging “shoulders” by beefing them up with new genes.
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Traumatized vets say service dogs help them to...
Seattle Times
Weeks after Chris Goehner, 25, an Iraq war veteran, got a dog, he was able to cut in half the dose of anxiety and sleep medications he took for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The night terrors and suicidal thoughts that kept him awake for days on end ceased.
March 2010
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Art Against Empire: Graphic Responses to U.S....
Exhibition at LACE from the archives of the Center for the Studies of Political Graphics
LACE is proud to present Art Against Empire—Graphic Responses to U.S. Intervention Since World War II, curated by Carol A. Wells from the archives of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG). Featuring works by Josh MacPhee, Corita Kent, Jay Belloli, Cedomic Kostovic, Stephen Kroninger, and...
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GM Potato Approval 'A Big Step for Germany'
The European Union has approved its first genetically modified plant since 1998.
Though it claims its green light for BASF’s Amflora potato breed is based on “sound science,” that will do little to satisfy opponents. German editorialists differ in their stances on the debate over what critics call “Frankenstein foods.”
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Human gut microbes hold 'second genome'
The human gut holds microbes containing millions of genes, say scientists.
In fact, there are more genes in the flora in the intestinal system than the rest of our bodies. So many that they are being dubbed our “second genome”.
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The Growing Power Of The Sugar Pill
Our Response To Placebos May Be Changing
“We have always assumed that it was a pretty constant effect. That the same person would have the same response to a placebo at different points in time. That similar illness would respond in a similar way to placebo. It was a constant, predictable, stable, and very important phenomenon that you saw in any medical interaction.”
But it turns...
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Sage grouse needs protection but not from...
Dual priorities » Interior secretary stresses energy development along with habitat conservation
February 2010
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Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal Synthetic...
link to wired article
As part of its budget for the next year, Darpa is investing $6 million into a project called BioDesign, with the goal of eliminating “the randomness of natural evolutionary advancement.” The plan would assemble the latest bio-tech knowledge to come up with living, breathing creatures that are genetically engineered to “produce the intended biological effect.” Darpa wants...
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101 history of the HeLa cell line
A cell line called HeLa (for Henrietta Lacks) was born. Those immortal cells soon became the workhorse of laboratories everywhere. HeLa cells were used to develop the first polio vaccine, they were launched into space for experiments in zero gravity and they helped produce drugs for numerous diseases, including Parkinson’s, leukemia and the flu. By now, literally tons of them have been produced. ...
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January 2010
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November 2009
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