Preventative medicine has to be the direction we go in. For example, if colon cancer is detected early - because a person knew he had a genetic risk and was having frequent exams - the surgery is relatively inexpensive and average survival is far greater than 10 years. Craig Venter averagecancercolon share on social
Human lifespan used to be 30 years, 25 years. But there's no basic, fundamental reason why it has to be short. Craig Venter basicfundamentalhuman Change image and share on social
As a scientist, I clearly see the potential for harnessing the power of nature. Craig Venter harnessnaturepotential Change image and share on social
The trouble is the field of science, medicine, universities, biotech companies - you name it - have been so splintered, layers, sub-divided, hacked that people can spend their entire career studying one tiny little cog of life. Craig Venter biotechcareercog share on social
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
If there is a race, it is one to bring the benefits of genomes to human therapeutics. We all want to get there. We all want people to have much more meaningful and productive lives as they age. Craig Venter agebenefitbring Change image and share on social
I somewhat joke that I know an awful lot because I learn from my mistakes. I just make a lot of mistakes. It's OK to fail in science just as long as you have the successes to go with the failures. Craig Venter awfulfailfailure Change image and share on social
Synthetic biology can help address key challenges facing the planet and its population. Research in synthetic biology may lead to new things such as programmed cells that self-assemble at the sites of disease to repair damage. Craig Venter addressassemblebiology share on social
In the past, geneticists have looked at so-called disease genes, but a lot of people have changes in their genes and don't get these diseases. There have to be other parts of physiology and genetics that compensate. Craig Venter callcompensatedisease share on social
I see, in the future, bioengineered almost everything you can imagine that we use. Craig Venter bioengineerfutureimagine Change image and share on social
