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Art of Science 7.0: Images show the beauty of research

Research images from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology have been artistically enhanced to convey the beauty encountered daily in scientific research. They will be shown at the Art of Science 7.0 exhibit.

The Art of Science 7.0 – a program of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology – celebrates the common ground between science and art, and between the University of Illinois and the Champaign-Urbana community. The exhibit featuring the artistically enhanced research images opens Thursday, April 13, at [co][lab], 206 W. Main St., Urbana, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. IGB director Gene Robinson will speak at the opening, and researchers will be present to talk about their images. The exhibit will be up through May 14.

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