Genomics are about individuals. It's about what's specific to you, not your siblings, not your parents - each of us is totally unique. We will only see that uniqueness by drilling down to the genetic code. Craig Venter codedrillgenetic share on social
My early years were hardly a model of focus, discipline, and direction. No one who met me as a teenager could have imagined my going into research and making important discoveries. No one could have predicted the arc of my career. Craig Venter arccareerdirection share on social
Show me a highly successful person in any field that has gotten there having a weak ego. You have to believe in yourself, and you have to believe in what you're doing. Craig Venter egofieldhighly Change image and share on social
I've always been fascinated with adrenaline; it's saved my life more than once, and it's caused me to need it to save my life more than once. One of the most fascinating responses in human evolution, adrenaline sharpens your brain; it sharpens your responses. Craig Venter adrenalinebraincause share on social
Our genomes are evolving and changing every single day. Craig Venter changedayevolve Change image and share on social
Science should be the most fun job on the planet. You get to ask questions about the world around you and go out and seek the answers. Not to have fun doing that is crazy. Craig Venter answercrazyfun Change image and share on social
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. Craig Venter accuratecheapdesign 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
I think from my experience in war and life and science, it all has made me believe that we have one life on this planet. Craig Venter experiencelifemake Change image and share on social
My complaint is that there are more books and news articles than there are primary scientific papers. I am probably the biggest critic of the hypesters, because it's dangerous when fields get overhyped. Craig Venter articlebigbook share on social
