Greenville Business Magazine 2009 September Issue : Page 82Want a piece of art that’s absolutely unique and personal? How about cool and techno look- ing, too? If you get a DNA Mini Portrait from Ottawa, Canada based DNA 11, you can be sure that no one else in the world will have that same piece of art. As you might have guessed, each picture is based on a sample of your DNA which you, of course, supply. The process is simple enough, you buy the kit, choosing the color palette and size of your finished work at the beginning, and in a few days they send you a sampling kit. Even this part is easy, you use the special swab they provide to grab some cells from the inside of your cheek. You send the sample to a secure lab which processes it into your work of art using a process called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to create a visualization. They then destroy your sample so it’s not hanging around anywhere for someone else to pick up. Between lab work, processing, printing, and shipping, the process takes 4 to 6 weeks to complete. Once you have the art in hand, you can also opt to receive, at an additional charge, a digital copy of the image so you can use it as a screen saver, online avatar, or simply send it around to friends and family, probably asking them to guess who it’s an image of. If you decide to have portraits made of your entire family, don’t forget that Fido, Felix, and even your hamster has DNA to be sampled and the DNA 11 labs are ready to accommodate. Prices start at $199. ■ SEPTEMBER 2009 | GREENVILLE BUSINESS MAGAZINE 79 DNA Mini Portrait Publication List |
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