Top 164 Quotes by Craig Venter

Each part of our genome is unique. We would not be alive if there was not a single mathematical solution for our chromosomes. We would just be scrambled goo.

Genome design is going to be a key part of the future. That's why we need fast, cheap, accurate DNA synthesis, so you can make a lot of iterations of something and test them.

Human lifespan used to be 30 years, 25 years. But there's no basic, fundamental reason why it has to be short.

Privacy with medical information is a fallacy. If everyone's information is out there, it's part of the collective.

The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics.

The gene 'klotho' was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity.

There have been lots of stories written about all the hype over getting the genome done and the letdown of not discovering lots of cures right after.

The rich agricultural nations are the ones that can adapt to the new biotechnologies.

I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry.

I hope I'll be remembered for my scientific contribution to understanding life and human life.