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DNA 11 Portraits: Science as Art

by Chelsea Foster, Posted Oct 29th 2009

Nazim Ahmed and Adrian Salamunovic formed DNA 11, their multimillion-dollar company, on a serendipitous whim of creativity. Originally, it wasn't a business venture. Nazim, a geneticist, and Adrian, a designer, are best friends and couldn't be in more opposite professions. One day while standing in Nazim's apartment, Adrian glanced down at a brochure from Nazim's lab and noticed an image that piqued his interest. "It looked like a Mark Rothko painting to me," says Adrian.