From owner-cellbiol@net.bio.net Mon Dec 09 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!mindspring!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!152.163.170.17!newstf01.news.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: mediedpres@aol.com Newsgroups: bionet.cellbiol Subject: Re: art and science Date: 10 Dec 1996 14:06:41 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 18 Message-ID: <19961210140600.JAA16819@ladder01.news.aol.com> References: <32AC3BA0.2FD@dendwrite.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com "M.J. Stillman" : >The vast majority of my science friends tend to really enjoy >playing/singing) music. There is quite a historical relationship between music and science, especially the medical/biomedical fields. In fact, for hundreds of years the study of medicine included music and the arts. There are many chamber groups made up of medical people and in fact, in the Boston area, there is an entire symphony (Longwood) made up to a large degree (I heard 85%) of medical personel. They take on some large scale works, like Beethoven's 9th. So I think your sample is representative. There are many examples of people of science who excelled in the arts and the line between the two really didn't exist. A good example was DaVinci. His medical drawings could equally be called art or science. Bill .