Meeting of artists and scientists at CCMB

Beauty. And the meaning of it. Is this topic relavent to scientists? May be it does. But only to the extent it should be helpful. When artists and scientists meet may be this topic will come up.

Soon at CCMB, Hyderabad,  a meeting between molecular biology scientists and eminent people from the wold of arts is going to take place. The Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is celebrating its 25th foundation day from 25th - 27thNov., 2012. As part of celebrations, well known scientists from both within the country and abroad will participate. Interestingly, a session on 'Art and Science' is also being organized on Nov. 26th. Beauty is a matter of perception. There are certain things which are accepted as beautiful. But ultimately, it is something that the brain tells you that certain features , say, in a person, are acceptable to you and you would consider them as beautiful. But the same thing may not be beautiful to others.

According to Mr. CH. Mohan Rao, CCMB director, scientists and artists would deliberate on the subject in an exclusive session to be held as a part of the three-day meeting.

Well known people from the world of arts including Sonal Mansingh, Shaki Maira, Ronne Dods, Amita Ratnam and Semir Zeki will participate in the session on 'Art and Science' during the international conference on Biology 2012 and beyond.

But will all this hungama lead to any fruitful contribution to science-art interaction? Earlier they didn't. Let us see what will happen this time.