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B FEB. 25, 2011 Small Talk JEAN GILLETTE Tragedy reminds parents to be vigilant At La Costa Heights Elementary School last week, we remembered the life and December 1992 death of first-grader Lauren Rudolph. A memorial garden on campus was rededicated to her, after refurbishing and replanting, and it is lovely. Some will remember who 6-year-old Lauren was when I note she was one of the first deaths diagnosed from the E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria, found in undercooked beef. All it took was one fast-food cheeseburger and within days she was gone. It is a time and a death I can never forget. My daughter was just a year behind Lauren at the same school. For every parent, our worst nightmare was suddenly within arm’s reach. When the news first spread that one of our own had died, they still thought it was caused by influenza, as initial symptoms are similar. “No,” we cried in unison. “Children don’t die from the flu in 20th-century California … do they?” It became even more terrifying when the answer was made clear. No, children generally do not die from the flu, but they do die horrible, painful deaths from the overwhelming poison of contaminated food. E. coli has been traced to contaminated beef, unpasteurized cheese and even crops contaminated by steer manure. Lauren’s E. coli came from a fast food restaurant where every mother I knew had taken their child at one time or another. In short, it could so easily have been any of our children who ate that burger, and then slowly died in our arms. I don’t believe that stark reality has ever left me and I can only stand and applaud Roni Rudolph, Lauren’s mother, TURN TO SMALL TALK ON B23 By Lillian Cox CARLSBAD — Art lovers are now able to commission a portrait so unique nothing like it is exists in the world. That is because it incorporates deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, the genetic code that contains the secret to your individuality. In June 2009, former research scientists Dean Sauer and Andy Bass formed Yonder Biology, a DNA art company based in Carlsbad. The two wanted to start a business and developed the concept while working at Sigma-Aldrich, a local life sciences company. “We wanted to use what we knew and tools we used day-to-day,” Sauer said. Their experience in life sciences also gave them the know-how to develop technologies for visualizing DNA. “Pretty much anything that has DNA, we can visualize,” Bass said. “We like to think of this as democratizing art.” After a customer places an order, Yonder Biology sends a sterile cotton swab that is used to scrape the inside of the cheek. The customer places the sample into a sealed plastic tube and returns it to Yonder in a stamped, self-address package. Using the DNA, Bass combines science and Photoshop to create an original piece of art. In addition to customizing the color, Bass is able to incorporate a photo of a person, a scene or something else that is unique to the person such as their signature or favorite car. Cost begins at $99 if mounted on photo paper, $349 on canvas and $399 on acrylic. Size ranges from 13inches-by-19-inches to 36inches-by-54-inches. Customers can add their signature to a portrait for $25. A second DNA image can be added for $69, three images for $199. DNA art is also available in T-shirts for $34 each. While Yonder most commonly uses saliva to extract DNA, a hair sample can be used if, for example, a customer wants to create art with the DNA of a loved one who has passed away. In addition to people, Yonder has developed methods to create art using the DNA of dogs and even beer. “We’ve experimented with Stone, Lost Abbey and Avery,” Bass said. “We spun the beer to get the yeast pellet, which causes the yeast cells to separate out of the beer. Then we break open the yeast cells to extract and amplify the DNA to be able to visualize it at the next step of our process.” In January Sauer and Bass were recognized for their innovativeness when San Diego Magazine named them among “50 People to Watch in 2011.” They ranked No. 1 of “10 People to Watch in North County.” In addition to their own business, they are subcontracted to do DNA imaging Offer expires 3-31-2011. SECTION Local company offers some truly unique artwork IN THE GENES Yonder Biology was commissioned to create a piece of art blending the photo of this little girl with the DNA obtained from a lock of hair of her late father. Photo courtesy of Yonder Biology TURN TO ARTWORK ON B23 DNA ARTISTS In June 2009, former research scientists Dean Sauer and Andy Bass formed Yonder Biology, a DNA art company based in Carlsbad. “Pretty much anything that has DNA, we can visualize,” Bass said. “We like to think of this as democratizing art.” The company has produced art using DNA obtained from people, dogs — even beer. Photo by Lillian Cox Hundreds brave chilly waters for Polar Plunge AND THEY'RE OFF Swimmers race down the beach to begin the plunge. Photo by Promise Yee By Promise Yee OCEANSIDE — Two hundred people jumped into the cold Pacific for the Polar Plunge on Feb. 19. Swim teams, Special Olympics athletes and supporters braved the chilly 57degree water to raise money for the Special Olympics. Many participants show up year after year. “Athletes come back time and time again,” Teresa Contreras, regional manager of volunteers and the law enforcement torch run, said. Some wade in, others dive TURN TO PLUNGE ON B12
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