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September 2024
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese technique for repairing broken ceramics using urushi lacquer and gold powder. What makes kintsugi unique from other restoration methods is the philosophy that the repair adds new value to the ceramics. This concept is very similar to modern genome editing (particularly knock-in techniques). We, too, have attempted a knock-in on a broken tea bowl using kintsugi.
August 2024
Female mosquitoes suck blood to mature their eggs. It has been reported that fibrinopeptide A (FPA), which is cleaved from fibrinogen α chain during blood coagulation, makes mosquitoes feel 'full' and stop sucking blood (Sakuma et al. (2024) Cell Reports 43: 114354, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114354). The mother in this painting is trying to use a mosquito net imbued with the ability of FPA to override the child's nightmare of a blood-sucking mosquito with the image of a satiated mosquito. In addition to fibrinogen and FPA, the mother's kimono shows schematic images of fibrin that has just begun to coagulate.
