Works by Beckmans alumni at Nobel Week Lights
December 07, 2024
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine has inspired
The Nematode installation, located next to Sergels torg in central Stockholm, is inspired by this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which rewards two scientists for the discovery of how gene activity is regulated.
Nobel laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun studied the 1-millimeter worm 'C. elegans' - a roundworm, also known as a nematode. In their studies of the worm, they discovered that microRNAs, a new class of very small RNA molecules, play a crucial role in gene regulation. For example, gene regulation gives muscle cells, nerve cells and intestinal cells the different functions they need to function. When gene regulation fails, it can lead to serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes and autoimmunity.
Playfulness as a tool to explain complex phenomenon
In Nematode, STUDIO DUKTIG uses humor and playfulness to approach a complex phenomenon. By using and combining existing materials to create something new, the work depicts how something very small - microRNA - affects larger processes in the body and how the same material can take different forms.
Welcome to take part in Nematode near Sergels torg December 7-15!