Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79
J. Craig Venter, a pioneering geneticist known for his role in sequencing the human genome, has died at the age of 79, according to the J. Craig Venter Institute. He led Celera Genomics in a high-profile race against the government-funded Human Genome Project and developed faster, cost-effective sequencing methods. Venter also advanced synthetic biology by creating the first bacterial cell with lab-synthesized DNA and was the first individual to sequence his own genome.
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Obituaries Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79 April 30, 202611:13 AM ET Nell Greenfieldboyce Pioneering geneticist J. Craig Venter has died at the age of 79, according to his namesake research institute. K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune/Getty Images J. Craig Venter, a scientist who played a critical role in the sequencing of the human genome, has died at the age of 79, according to his namesake research institute. Venter's company, Celera Genomics, famously began a scientific race, trying to completely sequence the human genetic code before the government-funded Human Genome Project achieved the same feat.
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