Painting Genes

Genomic Entertainment Project (cont'd)

Painting Genes / Cézanne Peint, a song by France Gall: https://youtu.be/cB8kQm-CmHY

Paul Cézanne, autoportrait

GEORGE CHURCH

Of course, French painter Cézanne is… US scientist George Church...

French singer France Gall

French scientist (biologist) Emmanuelle Charpentier

... and France Gall is… Emmanuelle Charpentier ;-) 

Painting Genes

Performing: Emmanuelle Charpentier as France Gall, as Emmanuelle is a French native speaker. So she knows the song, right?

Painting Genes - Lyrics by Catherine Coste, but everyone is welcome to try to sing along...

The beating heart of

DNA in a smile

On Mona Lisa’s lips.

Heredity writing,

Editing her genome.

Mona going global,

Digitize DNA

At the speed of light and

Love in her art.

Oxygen produced by

Plants and bacteria

All regulated by

DNA.

The Louvre in Paris inside each of us and oh

Everywhere

Around us. Mona’s museum in Paris will

Become an art and gene

Editing tool. She’s still

Smiling. Did she find...

... The art and science

Of impossibly

Complex DNA,

Repositories

That are being forked

And modified all 

Around us, living

Things, zeros and ones,

Four chemicals,

All seeing past my skin

Right into my soul,

Making mistakes when

Copying

DNA. Do you call cancer cells science or

Painting genes?

The Cézanne of CRISPR, cool gene editing tool,

His flowing beard smiling,

Painting genes with the brush

Strokes of da Vinci.

The canvas’ soul

Is Python.

Painting genes…

Painting Genes

Silence les grillons 5

The beating heart of

Sur les branches immobiles 6

DNA in a smile

Les arbres font des rayons 6

On Mona Lisa’s lips.

Et des ombres subtiles 6

Heredity writing,

Silence dans la maison 6

Editing her genome.

Silence sur la colline 6

Mona going global,

Ces parfums qu'on devine 6

Digitize DNA

C'est l'odeur de saison 6

At the speed of light and

Mais voilà l'homme 4

Love in her art.

Sous son chapeau de paille 6

Oxygen produced by

Des taches plein sa blouse 5

Plants and bacteria

Et sa barbe en bataille 6

All regulated by

Cézanne peint 3

DNA.

Il laisse s'accomplir la magie de ses mains 12

The Louvre in Paris inside each of us and oh

Cézanne peint 3

Everywhere

Et il éclaire le monde pour nos yeux qui n'voient rien 12

Around us. Mona’s museum in Paris will

Si le bonheur existe 6

Become an art and gene

C'est une épreuve d'artiste 6

Editing tool. She’s still

Cézanne le sait bien 5

Smiling. Did she find...

Vibre la lumière 5

... The art and science

Chantez les couleurs 5

Of impossibly

Il y met sa vie 5

Complex DNA,

Le bruit de son cœur 5

Repositories

Et comme un bateau 5

That are being forked

Porté par sa voile 5

And modified all 

Doucement le pinceau 5

Around us, living

Glisse sur la toile 5

Things, zeros and ones,

Et voilà l'homme 4

Four chemicals,

Qui croise avec ses yeux 6

All seeing past my skin

Le temps d'un éclair 5

Right into my soul,

Le regard des dieux 5

Making mistakes when

Cézanne peint 3

Copying

Il laisse s'accomplir le prodige de ses mains 12

DNA. Do you call cancer cells science or

Cézanne peint 3

Painting genes?

Et il éclaire le monde pour nos yeux qui n'voient rien 12

The Cézanne of CRISPR, cool gene editing tool,

Si le bonheur existe 6

His flowing beard smiling,

C'est une épreuve d'artiste 6

Painting genes with the brush

Cézanne le sait bien 5

Strokes of da Vinci.

Quand Cézanne peint 4

The canvas’ soul

Cézanne peint... 3

Is Python.

Painting genes…