Arts and HumanitiesGenetics and Molecular Biology
Drawing to Extend Waddington’s Epigenetic Landscape
Gemma Anderson, Berta Verd, Johannes Jaeger
2020.4.1LEONARDO
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An interdisciplinary collaboration explores drawing as a tool for understanding biological processes, inspired by Waddington's epigenetic landscape.
Abstract
We describe a collaboration between an artist, a mathematician, and a biologist, which examines the potential of drawing for understanding biological process. As a case study, it considers C. H. Waddington’s powerful visual representation of the “epigenetic landscape,” whose purpose it is to unify research in genetics, embryology
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ANDERSON, Gemma; VERD, Berta; JAEGER, Johannes. Drawing to extend waddington’s epigenetic landscape. LEONARDO, 2020: -.