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Art + Science Now, Signs of Life, Perceptions of Promise, Green Light

Written byBob Grant

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by Stephen Wilson
Thames & Hudson, April 2010

Art + Science Now is a comprehensive compendium of work from today’s best bio artists. The book is cleverly partitioned into chapters that highlight pieces from different realms of bio art, ranging from molecular and human biology to robotics and information. More than 180 pages showcase eye-catching artwork produced since 2000. Accompanying each photograph of bio art is a brief write-up by the late Stephen Wilson, who was a conceptual and information arts professor at San Francisco State University and coeditor of the art and science journal Leonardo. Wilson’s keen eye and expansive grasp of bio art trends shine through in Art + Science Now, which contains work by more than 250 artists from all corners of ...

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Bob Grant
From 2017 to 2022, Bob Grant was Editor in Chief of The Scientist, where he started in 2007 as a Staff Writer. Before joining the team, he worked as a reporter at Audubon and earned a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University. In his previous life, he pursued a career in science, getting a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology from Montana State University and a master’s degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Bob edited Reading Frames and other sections of the magazine.
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