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Nature 422, 15 (6 March 2003) | doi:10.1038/422015a

Open Innovation Challenges

The subtle beauty of art in the service of science

Frank Ippolito1

  1. Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street & Central Park West, New York, New York 10024, USA

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An illustration may be intended to emphasize details, convey an idea or raise questions.

As a professional scientific illustrator I feel compelled to respond to Julio Ottino's Commentary "Is a picture worth 1,000 words?" (Nature 421, 474–476; 2003).