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
'Bloomberg's, you know, for people who don't use the service, provides through the Internet - through specialized computers - information about the financial world. It's a very large data base. I think they have on the order of a billion dollars or more a year in revenue. Craig Venter basebillionbloomberg share on social
It takes 10 kilograms of grain to produce one kilogram of beef, 15 liters of water to get one kilogram of beef, and those cows produce a lot of methane. Why not get rid of the cows? Craig Venter beefcowgrain 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
I naively thought that we could have a molecular definition for life, come up with a set of genes that would minimally define life. Nature just refuses to be so easily quantified. Craig Venter definedefinitioneasily Change image and share on social
The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics. Craig Venter environmentfallpolitic Change image and share on social
The Janus-like nature of innovation - its responsible use and so on - was evident at the very birth of human ingenuity, when humankind first discovered how to make fire on demand. Craig Venter birthdemanddiscover Change image and share on social
I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry. Craig Venter energyengineerenvironmental Change image and share on social
One of the challenges with a government health system, like in the UK, with all of this data, is that you have a government making decisions on which treatments they'll pay for and which ones they won't. That's a dangerous, dangerous, place to get into society. Craig Venter challengedangerousdatum share on social
