I've made money by just trying to do world-class science. That's the goal that we're setting at Celera. If we do world-class science and create new medicine paradigms, the money will more than follow at a corporate level and at a personal level. Craig Venter celeraclasscorporate share on social
We know virtually all of the genes known to mammals. We do not know all of the combinations. Craig Venter combinationgenemammal Change image and share on social
I spent 10 years trying to find one gene. Craig Venter findgenespend Change image and share on social
People think genes are an absolute cause of traits. But the notion that the genome is the blueprint for humanity is a very bad metaphor. If you think we're hard-wired and deterministic, there should indeed be a lot more genes. Craig Venter absolutebadblueprint share on social
It turns out synthesizing DNA is very difficult. There are tens of thousands of machines around the world that make small pieces of DNA - 30 to 50 letters in length - and it's a degenerate process, so the longer you make the piece, the more errors there are. Craig Venter degeneratedifficultdna share on social
We are going from reading our genetic code to the ability to write it. That gives us the hypothetical ability to do things never contemplated before. Craig Venter abilitycodecontemplate Change image and share on social
Cells will die in minutes to days if they lack their genetic information system. They will not evolve, they will not replicate, and they will not live. Craig Venter celldaydie Change image and share on social
We have trouble feeding, providing fresh, clean water, medicines, fuel for the six and a half billion. It's going to be a stretch to do it for nine. Craig Venter billioncleanfeed Change image and share on social
Darwin didn't walk around the Galapagos and come up with the theory of evolution. He was exploring, collecting, making observations. It wasn't until he got back and went through the samples that he noticed the differences among them and put them in context. Craig Venter backcollectcontext share on social
Sailing is a big outlet for me. It's one of the key things I've been able to do by commingling science with sailing and my love of the sea. Also, I have several motorcycles, and I like to go on motorcycle trips. Craig Venter bigcomminglehave share on social
