ART: "Artist Makes [3-D] Portraits From DNA Found In Chewing Gum and Cigarettes"



  • Have you ever seen a wad of chewing gum on the sidewalk and wondered about the person who spat it out? 
  • Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg has done more than wonder. She collects errant hairs, cigarette butts, fingernails, and discarded chewing gum from public places and using the DNA she finds, creates 3D portraits of how the owners of this discarded genetic material might look.

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