BIOTEC
Escherichia coli
* September 2006: Center of Ecoli.doc
* 2006
North American E. coli outbreak
* Industria
Main Entry: 2transgenic
Function: noun
1 : a transgenic plant or animal
2 trangenics pl but sing in constr : a branch of biotechnology
concerned with the production of transgenic plants, animals, and foods
Living tissue culture, genetic, morphologic modifications, biomechanic constructions are some of the many techniques bio artists use. ______________________________
Visiting
artist: Boryana Rossa
Differing
Ideologies:
* The
Molecular Invasion
http://www.critical-art.net/books/molecular/
*
Pushing the
edge of art and legality
By Randy Kennedy The New York Times
http://www.ciac.ca/magazine/archives/no_23/en/entrevue.htm
and
and
NANOTECHNOLOGY_essential
big problems.doc
A History of The Net: http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi_lee.htm
Samples of visual explanations:
http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/davincinotes.pdf
http://www.dynamicdiagrams.com/index.php
http://www.ineedcpr.com/products_services/visual_explanations/visual_explanations.html
http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/
http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/fineart
Deliverables:
Submit
one folder to your drop box (named with your name) which contains all the
elements of your Bio/Nano Art Net Project. This should
include at least:
* index .html
* 3 to 12 original web ready images envisioning your project
* at least linked 6 pages which contain your images/text/etc
Additionally: Also upload
your site to your rcs public html and ensure that your BioArt Net Project
works. Use the following to upload it:
:::::::::For the PC:
ftp.rpi.edu
right click
login
public html
drag your folder into your public html folder
check it then at:
www.rpi.edu/~yourrcsusername/yourfoldername/index.html
:::::::::For the Mac computer:
1. Download any free ftp software such as ClassicFTP or Cyberduck (They are
both for Mac, and you can find them very easily through Google search.)
2. Install the software first and lanch it.
3. In 'FTP Site Properties' or something similar depending on which FTP
software you use, type the following:
FTP Sever: ftp.rpi.edu
User Name: your RPI user name
Password: your RPI email password
4. Then click OK or Connect
Now you will be able to connect to your RPI web hosting server. To make sure, if you see 'public_html'
folder as one of 5 folders. If yes, then
you are properly logged in.
1. Once you connect to the server, double click 'public_html' folder (don't be
confused with 'public' folder.
2. You should put your index.html file in the 'public_html' folder. (The index.html file name should use all
lower case.)
3. Open your internet browser like firefox or safari. Type http://rpi.edu/~username
or http://rpi.edu/~username/index.html and see if you see your index.html file is
loaded.
Grading
Criteria:
1. Assignment completed on-time
2. Adherence to the size and file
format specifications
3. Exploration and application of
creative tools in Dreamweaver, html, or xml
4. Quality and clarity of class
presentation
5. Quality, originality, relevance
and relation to issues in Biotech/Nanotech expressed in your artistic project,
and the technological, ethical and social questions which your project poses.
6. Ability to create a well designed
and workable web project which expands your existing skill levels.