Sequences and Pathogens

by Dorothy Lehane (Editor), Elinor Cleghorn (Editor)

Sequences and Pathogens is the culmination of the Poetry Meets Biomedical Science Project; a collaborative project between poets and scientist. Including poems by Simon Smith, Helen Ivory, Jacqueline Saphra, Kayo Chingonyi, Ryan Van Winkle, Dorothy Lehane, Ross Sutherland, Niall O'Sullivan, Dr. Mario Petrucci and Jacob Sam-La Ross with additional reflections by Professor Elizabeth Simpson, Professor Ellen Solomon, Professor Veronica van Heyningen, Professor Martin Raff, Professor Linda Partridge and Dr. Peter Goodfellow.

Genres: Poetry

91 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Mark Underwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I was asking something which is the scientific equivalent of: Have you read a work of Shakespeare’s?"

That should sound familiar. It was CP Snow considering the response he received when he asked supposed experts in the humanities about the second law of thermodynamics. Today the internet, Wikipedia, mashups, the semantic web and open publishing are a few of the trends that have served to dismantle some of the traditional silos between science practitioners and their counterparts in the humanities. How far have we come since his initial 1959 insight? Are these proving to be, as some believe, complementary perspectives?

A short answer: Don’t pop the cork in the champagne yet. A longer answer is contained in the ambitious experiment presented in the book Sequences and Pathogens.

The full review is posted at PoetryandScience.com.