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Immortalize DNA, a Fingerprint, or a Kiss for Valentine's Day

Filed under: Decor, Art

From the same people who brought us the gorgeous Kiss Portraits, DNA11 also makes portraits of DNA (above) and fingerprints. These too make great Valentine's Day gifts, just in a less overt way than the Kiss Portraits.

Putting your loved ones' fingerprints or DNA on your wall or desk not only shows you love them, but that you value their uniqueness and want to know every part of them. It makes them feel special.

DNA11 sends you a lip-print kit with a M.A.C. Viva Glam lipstick (which happens to be a great color), a fingerprint kit, or a DNA kit to make the print. Don't worry, DNA extraction is not scary; you just have to swab the inside of your cheek.

The DNA11 portraits are available in wall sizes or desk/shelf sizes, which we really love. The mini portraits start at $169. The Fingerprint Portraits start at $190 and come in three different sizes. The Kiss Portraits start at $290. You can choose from a wide variety of colors. Check out the Gallery below for ideas!

Gallery: DNA, Kiss, and Fingerprint Portraits

A fingerprint in a gorgeous color combination

Tags: art, dna, fingerprint, fingerprints, gifts, valentine, valentines, valentines day, ValentinesDay, warhol

Is Complete Knowledge of Your Genome The Ultimate Luxury?

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services

As I recently relearned when I became sick this week, your health is your most important commodity. One potential way of protecting it just might come from a firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts called Knome. Knome will offer you, for a hefty $350,000, the chance to look at your DNA structure. While other companies let you see some of your genes for more modest prices, Knome is the only company that checks out all three billion letter pairs in your genome. Unfortunately, scientists don't fully know how genes interact to produce a particular disease so this isn't the magic key to the fountain of youth. But what it does offer you is the ability to stay current on future genetic discoveries as they become available. It is a chance to be at the very forefront of medicine.

Also, the for-profit company is taking on just 20 clients, meaning that you would join an elite club of people who have had direct knowledge of their entire genetic code. The information provides complete details on your ancestry and heritage as well. Knome keeps your information confidential and your genome is yours to manage as you like.

[via Forbes]

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Tags: dna, genetics, genetics testing, knome, science

DNA11 Kiss Portraits

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Art

DNA11, a company which we have covered before for their personalized artwork offerings has a new idea, using a lipstick print as art. The process begins with a Kiss collection kit that includes M.A.C. Viva Glam lipstick. You apply the lipstick and make a lip print on the provided sheets. The sheets are then sent in and the company creates artwork from your kiss. The kiss can be ordered in a variety of colors and sizes which start at $290. A portion of every Kiss portrait goes toward the towards the M·A·C Aids fund.

[via CNet]

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Tags: art, dna, dna11, kiss, lipstick

New DNA Art from the UK

by Anton Friant (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Art

If you're anything like us, you probably appreciate the convergence of art and science slightly more than the average Joe; there's just something extra appealing about sleek, aesthetically attractive representations of the hyper-complex. We found some of this cool 'DNA Art' a while back from a company called DNA11, but it seems they're finally being challenged from the Brits at DNA ART UK Limited. They'll run your DNA as a graphical interpretation (the method that seems to have been popular in the past), but they'll also etch out every letter of your DNA code into a cube of crystal. A little more unique than that Van Gogh print you've had on your wall since college, eh? Just be careful if you're a wine mogul using your DNA to protect your cellar.

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Tags: art, decor, dna

Using DNA To Protect Your Valuables

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services, Wine, Art

CSI for your wine cellar? Well, sort of. Wine Spectator reports that Applied DNA Sciences has created a DNA-based system, called SigNature that embeds a customized botanical DNA segment into the ink on a wine bottle cork or a label. The SigNature could not be removed and therefore acts as an encrypted identification system that could help identify bottles belonging to a collector if they are stolen. It could also help verify the authenticity of bottles that are later sold at auction. The service costs about $16 per bottle to prepare and apply a marker for a 5,000- to 10,000-bottle collection, including authentication certificate and scanner but the price drops for producers who want to brand a whole vintage. The SigNature has a variety of applications including the protection of artwork by embedding a DNA signature in a certificate, receipt or sticker.

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Tags: art, collections, collectors, dna, valuables, wine

DNA Gloframe

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

We have seen some interesting things that have designs inspired by DNA, but the DNA Gloframe actually turns DNA into a work of art. The designer, DNA 11, will use a sample of your own genetic code for the piece so that your Gloframe will truly be unique to you. The frame is about 1-inch thick and looks similar to a plasma screen TV, with a proprietary backlighting technology that ensures an even lighting throughout the piece. There are seven color tints available, if the standard green hue strikes you as resembling a prop in a science fiction movie. Price: $900 (small) or $1,300 (large).

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Tags: art, custom art, dna, dna 11, dna art, dna gloframe, gloframe, plasma, unique art

DNA Tables

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Is it possible to have too many puzzles in the house? Probably, but that doesn't mean that I like the design of these DNA Tables any less. Far less difficult to assemble than the human genome, the series of tables is comprised of four different table styles that can be fit together in a variety of ways to make a larger, more useful table that bears an uncanny resemblance to a strand of DNA. With metal bases in silver or chrome and brightly colored tops, the tables do look a bit like they would fit in at a 50's diner, but that's part of the appeal, since they're visually much more interesting than many other cocktail tables you'll find. Prices range from $695 to $795 per table.

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Tags: cocktail table, design, dna, dna tables, home decor, party, tables

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