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
I turned 65 last year, and each year I get more and more interested in human health. For most people it happens around age 50, but I've always been a slow learner. It's critical in terms of the cost of health care. Craig Venter agecarecost share on social
Traditional autobiography has generally had a poor press. The novelist Daphne du Maurier condemned all examples of this literary form as self-indulgent. Others have quipped that autobiography reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory. Craig Venter autobiographybadcondemn share on social
For each gene in your genome, you quite often get a different version of that gene from your father and a different version from your mother. We need to study these relationships across a very large number of people. Craig Venter fathergenegenome share on social
There's a lot of what I call 'bio-babble' and hype out there from a lot of bioenergy companies. Craig Venter babblebiobioenergy Change image and share on social
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
Fred Sanger was one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. Craig Venter 20thcenturyfred Change image and share on social
In a biological system, the software builds its own hardware, but design is critical, and if you start with digital information, it has to be really accurate. Craig Venter accuratebiologicalbuild Change image and share on social
The Anthropocentic Age - the first age in which humankind is the dominant species on the planet - cuts both ways: it is up to us to destroy or save the planet. We certainly have the ability. Craig Venter abilityageanthropocentic Change image and 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
