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Green light : toward an art of evolution

by George Gessert

This work explores the role of aesthetic perception in bio art and human intervention in evolution, focusing on the history of plant breeding. It examines the ecological, ethical, and philosophical questions raised by utilising living organisms as an artistic medium.

Accession 3755 ISBN 9780262014144 Publisher MIT Press
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