A doctor can save maybe a few hundred lives in a lifetime. A researcher can save the whole world. Craig Venter doctorhundredlifetime Change image and share on social
I'm hoping that these next 20 years will show what we did 20 years ago in sequencing the first human genome, was the beginning of the health revolution that will have more positive impact in people's lives than any other health event in history. Craig Venter agobeginevent share on social
Sometime in the future, I am a hundred percent certain scientists will sit down at a computer terminal, design what they want the organism to do, and build it. Craig Venter buildcomputerdesign Change image and share on social
The interpretation of medicine today is 'do your clinical values fall within a normal range?' Everything in the globe right now is in the law of averages, which mean absolutely nothing to individuals. Craig Venter absolutelyaverageclinical Change image and share on social
We have 100 genes or so, which we know we can't knock out without killing the cell, that are of unknown structure. Craig Venter cellgenekill Change image and share on social
It appears that the human genome does indeed contain deserts, or large, gene-poor regions. Craig Venter appeardesertgene Change image and share on social
Perfect pitch is genetic. It's 100% genetic. Craig Venter geneticperfectpitch Change image and share on social
People want to protect the territory that they have, and they're very threatened by change. That's not true for all of scientists, but you know, fortunately, the scientific community moves forward in a conservative fashion. Craig Venter changecommunityconservative share on social
People think that Celera's trying to patent the whole human genome because it's been used as - I guess people in Washington learn how to do political attacks, and so it gets used as a political weapon, not as a factual one. Craig Venter attackcelerafactual share on social
People think they're making individual decisions for themselves and their family not to get vaccinated. It's not just an individual choice - you're a hazard to society. Craig Venter choicedecisionfamily Change image and share on social
