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6 unusual facts about Craig Venter


Clyde A. Hutchison III

In 1996 Hutchison spent a sabbatical year at TIGR; there he discussed with Hamilton Smith and Craig Venter the idea of a minimum cell - cell with the minimal set of genes required for survival.

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Cracking The Ocean Code - (2005)
This HD production was shot in Panama, Cocos Island, and Galapagos with genome pioneer J. Craig Venter.

Human Genome Sciences

HGS had a partnership for several years after its founding with Craig Venter and his non-profit TIGR to begin sequencing and submitting patents on hundreds of thousands of protein-encoding DNA fragments.

Nathan O. Kaplan

One of Kaplan's students at the University of California was genomic researcher Craig Venter.

Rizwan Khan

In 1996 he launched his interactive interview show CNN: Q&A with Riz Khan, and he has conducted interviews with guests including former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, former US Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela, and genomic scientist J. Craig Venter.

Synthetic Organism Designer

Synthetic Organism Designer is a piece of software created by Craig Venter's team for designing species.


Hamilton O. Smith

Currently, Smith is scientific director of privately held Synthetic Genomics, which was founded in 2005 by Craig Venter to continue this work.


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