The Four Finches [Science Tattoo]

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Four finch tattoo-600Duygu writes, “I am a developmental biologist by training. Actually, my Ph.D. thesis does not really have an evolutionary focus because I study joint regeneration in embryonic chick limb. However, I have been an evolution enthusiast and also an activist for educating public about the theory of evolution for a long time. I could not imagine a better tattoo: Darwin’s finches arranged to look like a butterfly…I got it in 2009–Darwin’s 200th anniversary and On The Origin of Species‘ 150th anniversary. I spent last few years reading and writing a lot on evolution, as well as playing the “editor-in-chief” for translating UC Berkeley’s Understanding Evolution website into Turkish (Evrimi Anlamak – a completely volunteer work by our group called Hard-workers for Evolution). All in all, I am a biologist and ‘nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution‘… So, I celebrate it with four finches on my shoulder!”

November 8th, 2009 5:55 PM by Carl Zimmer in Science Tattoo Emporium | 19 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

19 Responses to “The Four Finches [Science Tattoo]”

  1. 1.   Marisa Says:

    Love the work and story but who is the artist who did the tattoo. Equally as important as the rest.

  2. 2.   Cris Says:

    Wowwww that’s gorgeous! It just comes at you! Now that’s a great tattoo!

  3. 3.   Jonathan Says:

    Stunning. Well thought out and executed.

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  5. 5.   Mark Says:

    Merhaba! Beautiful art, thank you for sharing.

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  7. 7.   Kitty'sBitch Says:

    As an artist I must say, brilliant. I wish I’d thought of it.
    Great idea, beautifully executed.

  8. 8.   siouxsielaw Says:

    This is absolutely stunning. Those are the best finches I have ever seen. Great design.

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  10. 10.   Duygu Says:

    The tattoo was done by Henry Rhodes at the tattoo shop called Electric Ladyland (http://electricladyland.net/), New Orleans.

    :)

  11. 11.   Taylor Says:

    Gorgeous tattoo! Wonderful story, and great artistry by Mr. Rhodes.

  12. 12.   A Dost Says:

    I did not like it, it is ugly!

  13. 13.   arpat Says:

    SMASHINGLY BRILLIANT!!!

  14. 14.   Betul Says:

    Way to go, Duygu! Great tatto! :-)

  15. 15.   Berna Says:

    Lovely! Very cool idea and amazing work of the artist.

  16. 16.   Tattoo Kits Says:

    Awesome work there! :-)

  17. 17.   Jo Says:

    Absolutely GORGEOUS. Wish I’d thought of it myself — this design is incredible! Loves it.

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