Artificial Prion
by Jeff Iverson
Title
Artificial Prion
Artist
Jeff Iverson
Medium
Digital Art - Abstract Digital Creation
Description
Researchers have identified the amino acid sequences that allow prions to aggregate and replicate - and thereby pass through generations of cells - and prove this by designing an artificial yeast prion that does not exist in nature.
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September 17th, 2014
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Comments (7)
Christine Dekkers
Jeff, this is very interesting!!! I love the spikes ! They remind me of a flower it's considered a weed in the NE gosh I can not remember the name perhaps thistle ? The spikes also look like a blowfish spike. The detail shadows of the spike are excellent !!! It's a bit scary looking. If not in nature where does this prison exist? I would enjoy more about its history! In any event it's really detailed and I enjoy it!! Smiles, Christine
Jeff Iverson replied:
Hi Christine, while artificial prions do indeed exist, I have no idea what they look like. This is a fractal manipulation, basically I use a computer program to generate a starting image, then manipulate the colors and texture until I'm satisfied. This made me think of pictures of viruses I had seen in the past, so used something distantly related for the title. Thank you so much for the kind words! Cheers, Jeff