The cyberspace is the extension of our body, skin and mind (McLuhan)...
Digital Skin 2, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj0-lFamDr4 video art
superimposing personal data - digitization of my skin as an insert layer in
a public data base (Goggle Earth and Sky).
My digital data body & mind strips, merged with Global and cosmic digital
data,
It is a platform for mutual global layers of hyper-text. A super "large
glass"...
Avi.
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[mailto:yasmin_discussions-bounces@estia.media.uoa.gr] On Behalf Of roger
malina
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:21 PM
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Subject: [Yasmin_discussions] next step publishing
yasminers
the idea of the body as a locus for writing and publishing is one that has a
number of new scientific developments that are affecting the nature of being
human
the new field of 'synthetic biology" seeks indeed to "write"
biology by making it a design problem
for instance this course at MIT on synthetic biology
http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses/synthetic_biology.htm
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states
Synthetic Biology is an emerging technology that hopes to further develop
biology as a substrate for engineering by adapting concepts developed in
other fields of engineering.
Foundational tools to meet this challenge include: ready access to
off-the-shelf standardized biological parts and devices; a reliable and
defined cellular chassis in which engineers can assemble and power DNA
programs; and computational tools as well as measurement standards that
enable the ready integration of simpler devices into many-component
functional systems.
A number of artists and designers have been investing this territory
see for instance " synthetic aesthetics"
http://www.syntheticaesthetics.org/
they state
"Synthetic Biology is a new approach to engineering biology.
By applying engineering principles
to the complexity of living systems, scientists and engineers are making
biology a new material for design."
Needless to say we are deep in judaeo christian territory
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and
without Him
nothing was made that was made.." John 1:1-5
the other development in science in addition to synthetic biology is of
course biometrics
http://www.biometrics.org/introduction.php
Biometrics are automated methods of recognizing a person based on a
physiological or behavioral characteristic.
Among the features measured are face, fingerprints, hand geometry,
handwriting, iris, retinal, vein, and voice.
Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation of an extensive array of
highly secure identification and personal verification solutions. As the
level of security breaches and transaction fraud increases, the need for
highly secure identification and personal verification technologies is
becoming apparent.
Indeed the body is now an open book and we can write in it
roger
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