Bio-artists bridge arts-science divide

Bio-artists use live tissues, bacteria, living organisms and life processes to create works of art that blur the traditional distinctions between science and art. Most of these works tend toward social reflection, conveying political and societal criticism through the combination of artistic and scientific processes.

In pic: Part of the exhibit `It`s Alive` is seen at the Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts in February 2007. (AP)