It's quite comforting to me as an individualist that we're not very close to being clones of one other. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes clone close comfort
I've made money by just trying to do world-class science. That's the goal that we're setting at Celera. If we do world-class science and create new medicine paradigms, the money will more than follow at a corporate level and at a personal level. Craig Venter celeraclasscorporate share on social
Traditional ways of distinguishing populations are irrelevant in terms of genetic code. Craig Venter codedistinguishgenetic Change image and share on social
When you do cross-breeding of plants, you're doing this blind experiment where you're just mixing DNA of different types of cells and just seeing what comes out of it. Craig Venter blindbreedcell Change image and share on social
Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment. They behaved accordingly, with a self-indulgence that was wholly rational, given their situation. Eric Liu behaveboomerchild share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here. Nathan Myhrvold answeraspectchild share on social