A00173 - The 'Spiritual Wonder" of Van Gogh's Starry Night

 My "This Day in Science" calendar for Wednesday, July 12, reports:

"2016: Scientists recreate The Starry Night with genetic material

"Scientists from the California Institute of Technology demonstrated the ability to precisely fold and arrange genetic material in a very artistic way -- by replicating a dime-width version of Vincent van Gogh's painting The Starry Night.  Scientists stuck over 65,000 photonic crystal "lamps" filled with fluorescent molecules to the DNA scaffold.  Though entertaining, the artistic process also represented a serious step forward in precision manipulation of genetic material, which researchers say is essential for microscale manipulation of genetic constructs for drug delivery improvements and other uses."

Here is a link to the article announcing the accomplishment:


Reading this Day in Science post brought to mind the most startling scientific discovery associated with Van Gogh's famous painting


and remembrances of a song from my youth which resonated so well.


Perhaps, it is not too late for us to listen.

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins
Fairfield, California
July 25, 2023


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