Christian Bok worked on an experiment called the Xenotext Experiment. Bok wanted to implant a poem into DNA and implant it into a bacterium called deinococcus radiodurans, to create "living poetry". He would then document and record all the proceedings for his publication. This concept was fascinating for many people grasp to. He wanted to combine both loves of his life to bridge science and poetry together. Bok's goal was to create a way to keep his literary work alive and outlast human life. This would work to maintain this text so that when humanity would seize to exist, that the work would continue on.
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