The brainchild of medical illustrator Vanessa Ruiz, Street Anatomy is a compilation blog which features amazing biologically-inspired works done by artists (graffiti, sculptural, collage, etc) all over the world. Personal favourites include an anatomically-correct skateboard, fifteen different three-dimensional renderings of the human skull, etc.
For example, here is a sampling of works done by medical practictioner and visual artist Linton Meagher, composed of elements found in the world of medicine ~ including scalpel blades (such as the engrossing ~ and enlargeable! ~ female figure at the top of this post) and pills. His work reminds me a bit of Chuck Close's later pixelated stuff, if even only edgier and creepier:
Pop It (2004). Oil on tablets cast in fibreglass on board.
The Kiss (2005). Oil on pills cast in fibreglass on Perspex.
Next is a series of graffiti done by European artist ROA. Amazing stuff.
And finally, here are the photographic renderings of Philip Toledano in his series entitled "Hope and Fear": "Hope and Fear is the external manifestation of the internal desires and paranoia that are adrift in America." The first photograph evokes in my mind ancient depictions of Diana/Artemis of Ephesus, but in a much sleeker, obviously more modern way. (D'you think the Ephesians used to get off on seeing a multi-breasted stone statue, or might it have been more like, "meh"? I wonder.) 
(the featured work the top of this post is Linton Meagher's "Into the Void" (2007). Oil on scalpel blades in resin on Perspex.) And photo credit for the fountain of Artemis/Diana of Ephesus goes to photographer Nic Barlow.
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