Environmental Graffiti

What Became of the Glowing Green Bunny?

What do you get if you cross a bunny rabbit, some jellyfish genes and a madcap Brazilian bio-artist? Alba, the glowing green rabbit. Yes, we know, it's an oldie, but it's a goodie too, and one that's worth retelling, if only to see what became of the bunny. In 2000, artist Eduardo Kac commissioned a French genetics lab to make his genetically modified creation by implanting the albino rabbit with Green Fluorescent Protein from a type of jellyfish.

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Dung Bunnies and Other Critters Made of Manure

Take two and a half acres of land, a couple of horses and a plethora of manure and what do you get? Even though dung sculptures may not be the first thing that comes to mind, it certainly was for Susan Bell. Bell, a painter from Denver, Colorado, conceived the idea of dung sculptures amidst a humorous conversation with some fellow artists.

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