*Liking the bacterial typography.
From: Simon Park
To: Bruce Sterling
"Bacteria are the purest living manifestation of the genetic code. In these organisms, changes in the DNA sequence of the genome, result directly in measurable phenotypes and there is no blending or filtering of its informational content as is the case with higher organisms. Because of this mutations or glitches in the code can become readily visible. The two bacteria here naturally produce a red pigment and blue light (bioluminescence) respectively. Both processes are metabolically expensive for the cells and therefore Darwinian selective pressure is required maintain their presence. Here, bacterial cells have been carefully brought to the cusp of an “evolutionary decision” and are starting to segregate, and beginning an evolutionary journey to new species. The white forms of the red pigmented bacteria, and the dark striations within the bioluminescent bacteria , are generated by spontaneous mutation and the production of new variants that no longer possess the burdensome metabolic processes."
Best wishes, Simon
