Cool stuff: Your dog's DNA on your wall, not your rug

By Teri Karush Rogers | July 29, 2009 - 3:17PM

For several years, DNA 11 has been selling its popular personalized DNA art to people who prefer to admire their genetic sequences rather than have them analyzed for portents of doom.

A strong secondary market has also evolved: Humans who abhor tacky dog portraits are lapping up the genetic art concept for their canines, felines, iguanas etc.

Prices run from $199 to $899 (for the 36" x 54" portrait pictured above). You can also order a split-screen portrait of your DNA next to your beastie's.

Here's how it works:

1. Pick size, style and colors of your print.

2. You’ll then get a CSI-style kit mailed to you to collect a DNA sample.

3. Swab your pet’s mouth and mail it back to DNA 11.

4. Five weeks later you’ll have some stand-out art of your pet’s DNA and a guaranteed conversation starter at your next cocktail party.

Teri Karush Rogers

Founder & Publisher

Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University.

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