Crossing Kingdoms : How Can Art Open Up New Ways of Thinking About Science?

Copyright © 2020 Szymanski, Bates, Cachat, Calvert, Catts, Nelson, Rosser, Smith and Zurr..

"Crossing Kingdoms" is an artist-led experiment in the biological fusion of mammalian and yeast cells and the cultural discussions of these phenomena. We present this collaboration as an experiment in responsible research and innovation (RRI), an institutionalized format for ensuring that researchers reflect on the wider social dimensions of their work. Our methods challenged us as researchers to reflect on interdisciplinary collaboration and the possibility of innovating in biology for artistic purposes, challenged audiences to reflect on biological boundaries, and challenged both groups to reflect on what it means to be responsible in science. We conclude that our experiment in RRI was successful because we have asked unexpected questions-a contrast to RRI implemented as a standard protocol. Our experiment has implications for biologists and artists pursuing interdisciplinary collaborations with each other and for researchers thinking about implementing RRI as more than a box-ticking exercise.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology - 8(2020) vom: 17., Seite 715

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Szymanski, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Bates, Tarsh [VerfasserIn]
Cachat, Elise [VerfasserIn]
Calvert, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Catts, Oron [VerfasserIn]
Nelson, Lenny J [VerfasserIn]
Rosser, Susan J [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Robert D J [VerfasserIn]
Zurr, Ionat [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Art-science collaboration
Hybrid taxa
Interdisciplinarity
Journal Article
Responsible research and innovation
Synthetic biology

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Date Revised 02.03.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fbioe.2020.00715

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313093857