Curiosity And Passion For Science And Art: S-layer Proteins Of Bacteria And Archaea

by Uwe B Sleytr

Overview

This book describes the accomplishments of a curious and imaginative scientist, and his endeavours to translate or even to extrapolate scientific insights into the world of art.The science section in this volume concerns studies on S-layers, a very important class of proteins found on the surface of numerous Bacteria and nearly all Archaea. S-layer proteins are one of the most abundant biopolymers on our planet, and assemble into the simplest type of biological membrane. Moreover, they are unique building blocks and patterning elements for the production of complex supramolecular structures and nanoscale devices in nanobiotechnology, molecular nanotechnology, synthetic biology, biomimetics and nanomedicine.In the second part of this book the author goes on to passionately describe how his scientific activities stimulated his art work, which in particular concerns the visualization of results and the potential of synthetic biology and evolutionary events induced by genetic manipulations. Most importantly, the engagement in art allowed him to leave the rather curtailed canon of science and reach a mental state of unlimited freedom of thoughts. Mask-like sculptures are used as examples to visualize the intersection between science and art, and in particular the unpredictability and mystery of scientific visions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813141810
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/29/2016
Series:	Series In Structural Biology , #7
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword v

1 Curiosity and Passion for Science 1

1.1 My Interests During My Formative Years 3

1.2 Freeze-Etching Methods 4

1.3 Early S-Layer Work 7

1.4 S-Layer Glycobiology 10

1.5 S-Layers as Molecular Sieves 12

1.6 Composite S-Layer Lipid Structures 14

1.7 S-Layers as Patterning Structure for Various Uses 15

1.8 A Few Final Remarks Concerning the History of S-Layer Research 16

2 Curiosity and Passion for Art 21

2.1 Synthetic Biology and Evolution: An Artistic Approach 25

2.2 Epilogue 29

2.3 Acknowledgments 29

3 Comprehensive List of Original Publications 31

4 Reprints of Selected Articles in Chronological Order 65

5 Selected Artwork 413

Corpus Acknowledgments 485