Fluorescent pets and martyr mice: GM animals, art, and visual rhetoric

As imagery from the new genetics enters our culture, artists have increasingly responded to the ethical and representational concerns posed by genetic engineering. In this paper, the author examines a variety of artistic images of genetically modified fish, rabbits, and rodents, arguing that technical communicators should be aware of these visuals. Indeed, their creators´ effort to communicate this science to the public has important overlaps with our own work.