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Exhibition day - “Art Immune” project

* 'Art Immune' Where Science ends and Art begins. In “Art Immune”, varieties of colour and texture are captured to illustrate shapes and forms of bacteria and viruses, generally considered unwelcome specimens.  Ironically, there is a natural beauty to these repulsive microorganisms which cannot be viewed by the naked eye and have claimed many lives.  Initiatives such as the  “Clean Hands Save Lives”  throughout healthcare sectors are vital to first-class health. Fortunately, we may continue to admire the mysterious beauty of potentially deadly killers in a safe way. Hien's inspiration comes from warning signs placed around the hospital  ‘please wash your hands .'  In order to know how to lead her project, she has researched microbes and bacteria. She worked in a laboratory GMIT. Michael Grogan, from the department of Biopharmaceutical and Medical Science GMIT, gave her assistance and demonstrated how to use the equipment in the lab. One of the microsco...