Forget AI-generated Music, This Music Was Composed Using DNA Sequences
The intersection of science and art is important for a few reasons.
As a molecular biologist, talking to the public about my work with DNA has often felt like trying to translate a foreign language. This got me thinking: could these scientific ideas be presented in an artistic way, to help people engage with them?
The intersection of science and art is important for a few reasons.
It’s not just about how art as a medium can help advance science – it’s also about using science to inspire new artistic creations. Indeed, ecological art is a burgeoning art movement that’s transforming the way we view and interact with nature.
For me, the collision between molecular biology and art took me to a surprising endpoint: composing music through the editing of DNA sequences.
In a soon-to-be-published paper, I detail my method of using digital DNA sequencing to compose music. Rather than having biotech or medical applications, I did this solely for the purpose of scientific outreach.