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François-Joseph Lapointe sequences his microbiome to produce metagenomic self-portraits called Microbiome Selfies, which illustrate the metamorphosis of his bacterial self. For the performance 1000 Handshakes at transmediale 2015, Lapointe shaked hands with visitors to the opening night of transmediale, gradually changing the invisible microbial community in the palm of his hand. Periodically, assistants took a sample from his skin. The DNA of this microbiome was analyzed to reveal how our contact with others changes who we are. | François-Joseph Lapointe sequences his microbiome to produce metagenomic self-portraits called Microbiome Selfies, which illustrate the metamorphosis of his bacterial self. For the performance 1000 Handshakes at transmediale 2015, Lapointe shaked hands with visitors to the opening night of transmediale, gradually changing the invisible microbial community in the palm of his hand. Periodically, assistants took a sample from his skin. The DNA of this microbiome was analyzed to reveal how our contact with others changes who we are. | ||
===julia lohmann=== | |||
Co-Existence, 2009, 9000 Petri-dishes with images of bacteria colonies, perspex, lighting, http://www.julialohmann.co.uk/work/gallery/co-existence-wellcome-trust/ | |||
"Inspired by the unseen universe of microbes that inhabit our bodies, Julia Lohmann has produced pixellated images of colonies of the most common species, which appear in the bases of the petri dishes. The positioning of each microbe within the artwork shows the part of the body in which it most commonly lives." | |||
===Anna Dumitriu=== | ===Anna Dumitriu=== | ||
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“Bacteria have intricate communication capabilities, for example: quorum sensing (voting on issues affecting the colony and signaling their presence to other bacteria); chemotactic signalling (detecting harmful or favourable substances in the environment); and plasmid exchange (e.g. for transfer of antibiotic resistance genes). This is now being investigated as a form of social intelligence as it is realized that these so called ‘simplest’ of life forms can work collectively, obtain information about their environment (and other cells) and use that information in a ‘meaningful’ way. Using signalling chemicals such as Homoserine Lactone, the bacteria pass on messages to nearby cells, which can be either part of their colony or other living cells (including eukaryotic and plant cells).” | “Bacteria have intricate communication capabilities, for example: quorum sensing (voting on issues affecting the colony and signaling their presence to other bacteria); chemotactic signalling (detecting harmful or favourable substances in the environment); and plasmid exchange (e.g. for transfer of antibiotic resistance genes). This is now being investigated as a form of social intelligence as it is realized that these so called ‘simplest’ of life forms can work collectively, obtain information about their environment (and other cells) and use that information in a ‘meaningful’ way. Using signalling chemicals such as Homoserine Lactone, the bacteria pass on messages to nearby cells, which can be either part of their colony or other living cells (including eukaryotic and plant cells).” | ||
==Isolation of Gluconacetobacter xylinus== | ==Isolation of Gluconacetobacter xylinus== | ||