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This book is rich and insightful , engaging with both art and science; theory and practice. The unusual insights of support the central premise of the book, which is to explore how the humanities, in relation to science, and in particular, biotechnology, engage with important ethical and social issues affecting society at large. * Sheena Calvert , Senior Lecturer, Contextual Studies (Design), and Associate Lecturer, Art and Science (MA), UAL, UK * This book unites a diverse range of pivotal thinkers who provide fascinating insights into the relationship with the tools and activities of the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing attention to the lineages of biological and environmental art/design, it situates the arts as fundamental interlocutor in the unfolding story of human-viral entanglements both now and into the future. * Joel Ong, Associate Professor and Helen Carswell Chair in Community Engaged Research in the Arts, York University, Canada * This book is essential for artists entering biotech and science students embracing creativity in their fields. Amid global challenges surrounding environmental and global health crises, the book bridges disciplines and offers vital insights for art-sci collaboration. * Victoria Vesna, Professor of Media Arts, and Founder of Art Sci Center + Lab, UCLA, USA *

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Claire Correo Nettleton is the Academic Curator at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, USA, where she was curator of Parisian Ecologies (2022) and organizer of 15 Viral Culture programs including the “COVID-19, Bioart and Society” events. She is the author of The Artist as Animal in 19th-Century French Literature (2019) and multiple articles including in Dix-Neuf and Nineteenth-Century French Studies. Louise Mackenzie is an artist and researcher. She is a lecturer in Contemporary Art Practice at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, UK, and a Director at ASCUS Art & Science, Edinburgh, UK. Recent publications include BioProtopia (2023) and Viral Experiments (2023) and she exhibits nationally and internationally, including The Stars Beneath Our Feet (2015-22) and BE THE SEA (2023).

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