DNA Portraits

[Rathji]

DNA Portraits

Our DNA Portrait shook the art world with its novelty, scientific ingenuity and arresting beauty. Now it's time for you to enter the world of unique, personal art. We'll send you a collection kit with everything you need to capture a sample of your DNA.

My wife saw this thing on TV today and is convinced we need to get one. Anyone hear of this before?

I seems real steep for a picture that doesn't take any artistic ability to produce, and it makes me wonder about sending my DNA off to some lab somewhere. How do I know they won't be cloning mini me's and selling them on ebay?

[missdpuck]

Originally Posted by Rathji

DNA Portraits



My wife saw this thing on TV today and is convinced we need to get one. Anyone hear of this before?

I seems real steep for a picture that doesn't take any artistic ability to produce, and it makes me wonder about sending my DNA off to some lab somewhere. How do I know they won't be cloning mini me's and selling them on ebay?

Hmm. Someone wants to sell me vitamins that require a sample of my DNA. But a picture yeah that's interesting.

[Thor]

Originally Posted by Rathji

My wife saw this thing on TV today and is convinced we need to get one. Anyone hear of this before?

I seems real steep for a picture that doesn't take any artistic ability to produce, and it makes me wonder about sending my DNA off to some lab somewhere. How do I know they won't be cloning mini me's and selling them on ebay?

Wouldn't you buy a mini me version of you? Maybe he could work for you and you could be golfing every day, a mini me slave!

As for their privacy:

Privacy. Your Right, our Obligation.


At DNA 11, we've built a secure collection, processing and tracking system to keep your private information private. Scan the paragraphs below to assure yourself that our procedures are secure. Before you do, here are the four most important measures to consider:

1. An anonymous six-digit serial number/barcode (and not your real name) is used to track your DNA sample, fingerprint or lip print.

2. We partner only with a professional third-party, FDA certified, multi-million dollar lab facility to process your DNA samples. No one at that facility ever sees your name. They work with tracking numbers only.

3. All DNA samples are destroyed after processing and photography by our lab.

4. While the resulting DNA images provide a unique DNA signature, the image cannot be deciphered or reverse engineered. The image does not (and cannot) hold any forensic-level information.

[octothorp]

Nice. I'm going to get my wife to do a cheek swab, then I'll just toss it in the trash, muck around in photoshop for about fifteen minutes, print up something like this on the color plotter at work, and tell her I commissioned s a $500 portrait of our combined DNA.

Nah, I wouldn't really, because she hates that kind of crap.

[Bagor]

Find a 4th year/post grad bio student and save yourself $400ish. For that money I'd want my prostate cancer risk or something else assessed.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Rathji

How do I know they won't be cloning mini me's and selling them on ebay?

Who would buy a 'mini' you?

I wouldnt buy a 'regular size' you unless there was a hefty discount....

[CaptainCrunch]

Thank god they do cheek swabs instead of sending you a jar and a stack of porn. The sacrifices for art aren't as big as they used to be.

[COGENT]

I heard about this about a year ago. Personally I think it's kind of cool. There is a building right by the Eau CLaire YMCA that has the exterior covered in what looks to be a DNA print. Kinda neat to see if you're in the neighbourhood.