Art and Biotechnology: The relationship between them and its importance

For more than 30 years, biotechnology has played an important role in health, agriculture, and business, and it has enhanced our understanding of biological sciences. Furthermore, biotechnology tools have tremendous and mostly untapped potential for preserving and restoring our cultural legacy. It is possible that these tools are not frequently used in this context due to the inherent separation of the worlds of art and science; however, it is encouraging to see that significant biotechnological applications to artwork preservation have emerged in the last several years, and advances in biotechnology predict further innovation.

Further, with the passage of time and its uses in agriculture, industry, and health, biotechnology has expanded beyond the boundaries of biobased materials and revolutionized medicine into the areas of the arts, philosophy, and theology. Biotechnology, as a vector that ties society's haves and have-nots within the frameworks of market-driven economies and global poverty, has contributed to the evolving trade profiles of the newly industrialized countries in the southern hemisphere (RIS, 2003).

In fact, artists from all over the world are flocking to the lab to try to find answers to concerns about creativity, the nature of life, evolutionary understanding, and ethics. Artists have begun to incorporate biotechnology into their work in order to attract audiences while also experimenting with new technologies that may be valuable in the future. More and more scientists are collaborating with artists to harness the world of microbes and biotechnology for the goals of natural well-being, environmental heritage conservation, and human comradeship and wellbeing.

Evidently, An art and science lab in Australia has created a show named "MEART: The Semi Living Artist." The installation is divided into two parts: a "brain" and a "body" that are located in different locations. The "brain" is constructed of foetal rat brain cells cultivated in a lab over an electrode grid. The "body" is a drawing arm controlled by a robotic arm. The brain and body connect with one another in real time over the internet to create two-dimensional drawings.

The exhibition dives into the creative process and what differentiates between programmed behavior and actual originality. In essence, the project examines artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and future technologies that may emerge as humans build what academics refer to as "thinking entities." With MEART demonstrating a creature capable of learning, it's a fascinating subject that we're only just beginning to understand.

Moreover, Revolution Bio has debuted the Petunia Circadia, a flower developed to change color throughout the day. The flower was produced as part of an art project and as a reaction to worries about genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Researchers seek to demonstrate that GMOs are safe, should not be avoided, and can be beneficial to consumers. The necessity to map the genome is ubiquitous, as it is with other genetic investigations, and has been made possible in part by breakthroughs in big data and ad hoc analysis. Revolution Bio scientists hope that their study will demonstrate what the future holds for natural products that do not require the use of chemicals to achieve the intended impact.

Bioart allows artists to investigate scientific and societal issues while experimenting with new technologies in unconventional ways. The ramifications of these exhibitions are certain to get people talking. Fusing biotechnology with art can open up new areas of conversation while still progressing both art and science in exciting new directions.