Tuesday, March 01, 2005
(i hate myself for writing this, but) slipping your wife the bone
"The project is seeking couples who want to donate their bone cells - a couple having their wisdom teeth removed would be ideal. Their cells will be prepared and seeded onto a bioactive scaffold. This pioneering material encourages the cells to divide and grow rapidly in a laboratory environment, so that the scaffold disappears and is replaced by living bone tissue.
The couple’s cells will be grown at Guy’s Hospital and finished bone tissue will be taken to a studio at the Royal College of Art to be used in the design of a pair of rings. Following consultation with the couple, the bone will be combined with traditional precious metals so that each has a ring made with the tissue of their partner."
i wonder if they were in any way inspired by john donne's poem the relic wherein the narrator is buried with a band of his beloved's hair. he does this so that on the day of judgement when all the good (e.g. christian) souls are picking up the bits and pieces of their long-dead bodies, he will be reunited with his long-lost love for at least an instant before they are taken to heaven.
The couple’s cells will be grown at Guy’s Hospital and finished bone tissue will be taken to a studio at the Royal College of Art to be used in the design of a pair of rings. Following consultation with the couple, the bone will be combined with traditional precious metals so that each has a ring made with the tissue of their partner."
i wonder if they were in any way inspired by john donne's poem the relic wherein the narrator is buried with a band of his beloved's hair. he does this so that on the day of judgement when all the good (e.g. christian) souls are picking up the bits and pieces of their long-dead bodies, he will be reunited with his long-lost love for at least an instant before they are taken to heaven.
# posted by Sweatpants Money : 3/01/2005 12:11:00 PM
