Proceedings of a major conference on the cultural implications of biotechnology. Scientists and academicians predominate in the proceedings, but artists are well represented. Articles by Jeremy Rifkin, Lori Andrews, Herbert Gottweis, Manuel DeLanda, Dorothy Nelkin, Charles Mudebe and many others, and a range of art, including works by Gail Wight, Eduardo Kac, Tran. T. Kim-Trang and Karl Mihail. In German and English.
Genesis is a major work of art employing the tools of genetic engineering.
In German and English. H.G.Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau . Nightmare vision, written in 1896, but contemporary fears are much the same. Presents esthetic criteria for judging irises. The values are typical of those held by ornamental plant breeders.