Between science and art

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 357; no. 9265; p. 1371
• Main Author: Martin, Colin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 28.04.2001; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Art exhibits; Artists; Biomedical research; Electron micrographs; Exhibits; Medical imaging; Microscopy; Mitochondria; United Kingdom > UK

The most striking art exhibit is Breathe, part of a series of works resulting from a continuing, interdisciplinary collaboration between an artist, Rachael Chapman, and Jane Nicklin and Jenny Smale, mycologists at Birkbeck College, London, UK. In making the work, three huge dishes of nutrient-rich a...