We can do genetics. We can do experiments on fruit flies. We can do experiments on yeast. It's not so easy to do experiments on humans. So, in fact, it helps us, to interpret our own genetic code, to have the genetic code of the other species. Craig Venter codeeasyexperiment share on social
Organisms in the ocean provide over 40 percent of the oxygen we breathe, and they're the major sink for capturing all the carbon dioxide we constantly release into the atmosphere. Craig Venter atmospherebreathecapture Change image and share on social
Traditional ways of distinguishing populations are irrelevant in terms of genetic code. Craig Venter codedistinguishgenetic Change image and share on social
Right now, oil is being isolated around the globe, and there is a major effort in shipping, trucking and otherwise transporting that oil around to a very finite number of refineries. Biology allows us to make these same fuels in a much more distributed fashion. Craig Venter biologydistributeeffort share on social
I think I'm a survivor. I could have suffered at least 100 professional deaths. I could come up with a list of the 100 times I've come closest to death, from having pneumonia as a child to car crashes. Craig Venter carchildclose share on social
One of the things about genetics that has become clearer as we've done genomes - as we've worked our way through the evolutionary tree, including humans - is that we're probably much more genetic animals than we want to confess we are. Craig Venter animalclearconfess share on social
The chemistry from compounds in the environment is orders of magnitude more complex than our best chemists can produce. Craig Venter chemistchemistrycomplex Change image and share on social
The mouse genome is an invaluable tool to interpret the human genome. Craig Venter genomehumaninterpret Change image and share on social
I was a surf bum wannabe. I left home at age 17 and moved to Southern California to try to take up surfing as a vocation, but this was in 1964, and there was this nasty little thing called the Vietnam War. As a result, I got drafted. Craig Venter agebumcalifornia share on social
