Genetic Revolution - An Artist's Interpretation

 Genetic Revolution 

An Artist's Interpretation

Dr Abe V Rotor

"Genetics is a revolution that will change the course of human history." - Craig Mello

Synthetic Lichens in pastel and acrylic by the author (20" x 28") 2025

Lichens - fungi and algae living in symbiosis,

hallmark of biology, defied by technology; 

man challenging Nature's order and harmony,

its domino effect signals life's greatest crisis. 

"Genetics is the science of possibility, and we are only limited by our imagination." - J. Craig Venter

Genetically Modified Echinoderms (GME) in acrylic by the author 

and grandson Mateo Laurence M Rotor, 9 (19"x 23") 2025

Starfish - marine counterpart of stars in the sky,

     subject of fairy tales and scientific study;

would we rather preserve them rather than defy

     the Creator working in His laboratory?

“Nuclear weapons need large facilities, but genetic engineering can be done in a small lab. You can’t regulate every lab in the world. The danger is that either by accident or design, we create a virus that destroys us.” — Stephen Hawking

Red Eagle in acrylic by the author (20" x 28") 2025

Two ways we shall forever lose this noble bird:

     genetic engineering other than extinction;

the former, in a fancy eagle-parrot combination.

     Lo! to all of us humans - ridiculous, absurd.

  
“My worry is that other advances in science may result in other means of mass destruction, maybe more readily available even than nuclear weapons. Genetic engineering is quite a possible area, because of these dreadful developments that are taking place there.” — Joseph Rotblat