2021/11/10

DNA as NFT: Artist Rachel Rossin Mints her Genome on OpenSea

“By putting my DNA sequence in the blockchain, I’m stating that I think we’re not fully prepared for the way our bodies and technology will intersect. Both our bodies and technology feel like these illegible black boxes that code runs through.”
Rachel Rossin, on minting her sequenced genome on OpenSea. Rachel Rossin’s Raw DNA, the American multimedia artist explains, comments on an impending future where wetware (living tissue)—as opposed to software or hardware—serves as the building blocks of technology.
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