My final paper will be on Edunia. Edunia is a petunia with DNA of Eduardo Kac in it. The flower challenges the distinction between a plant and an animal. Although the plant doesn’t look any different, the genetic composition of this plant distinguishes it from every plant in history. Kac considers himself a part of the flower and vice versa. The technology used to do this is really complicated and I haven’t fully understood it. The basic idea, however, is that Kac inserted some of DNA into the existing DNA structure of the petunia.
For a little more information and a picture, please see my earlier post about Edunia:
Also, check out Eduardo Kac’s website about Edunia.
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