Forbes.com:

Best friends Salamunovic and Ahmed blend science and medicine with modern art–and make money doing it. With a simple cheek swab, they can collect enough organic matter to create an image of human DNA using specialized equipment. Working out of Ahmed’s apartment, the twosome sold a few prints to family and friends, and are now making over a million dollars a year. Genius!

Many people are finding that losing a job is the best thing that ever happened to them. Crisis can call out your creativity like nothing else sometimes. Many of us don’t know we have entrepreneurial genius until the chips are down. The twosome were invited to showcase their work at an Absolut Vodka-sponsored party in Ottawa’s SOHO neighborhood. They sold $40,000 worth of art in the first month. An 8″x10″ mini-DNA portrait goes for $200, while a 36″x54″ wall canvas garners $1,300. The Museum of Modern Art features DNA 11 art in its museum stores in New York and Tokyo.