In the latest Science Ink, an immunologist combines two powerful symbols - DNA and the tree - to create a “potent symbol of life.”
“Kevin Bonham” - Photos and Text Courtesy of “Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed” by Carl Zimmer
“The Tree Seems to be a potent symbol of life in human (at least Western) culture, and what better way to augment this symbol by putting the code for life (DNA) at its base? I got this tattoo to commemorate the beginning of my Ph.D. in immunology,” writes Kevin Bonham.
Check out more tattoos in “Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed” by Carl Zimmer.
