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Genomics Pioneer J. Craig Venter Dies At 79

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Dr. J. Craig Venter, head of a private genome effort, died this week at the age of 79. Venter was the first person to create a living thing from scratch by inserting artificial DNA sequences into a bacterium. He and colleagues jointly published a draft genome sequence in 2001.

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Sources · 7 independent

KQED FM

“Dr. Venter, the head of the private genome effort, died this week at the age of 79. Craig Venter was the first person to ever create a living thing from scratch, a cell, a bacterium, into which was inserted.”

WBUR Boston

“Now that we can write the genetic code, we have a chance to have biological evolution catch up or even exceed the pace of social evolution.”

KQED FM

“Dr. Venter, the head of the private genome effort, died this week at the age of 79. Craig Venter was the first person to ever create a living thing from scratch.”

KQED FM

“living thing from scratch, a cell, a bacterium, into which was inserted.”

KQED FM

“Dr. Venter, the head of the private genome effort, died this week at the age of 79. ... Craig Venter was the first person to ever create a living thing from scratch, a cell, a bacterium”

KQED FM

“Dr. Venter, the head of the private genome effort, died this week at the age of 79.”

KQED FM

“Craig Venter is chairman and CEO of the J Craig Venter Institute, CEO of synthetic genomics.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“J. Craig Venter died this week at the age of 79.”

KQED FM

“J. Craig Venter died this week at the age of 79. Dr. Venter did manage to create that minimal synthetic organism he described in 2016.”

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