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Feed SubscriptionCraig Venter Sets X PRIZE for Human Genome Sequencing
"Today we are learning the language with which God created life." President Bill Clinton made this remark on the White House lawn on June 2000 to recognize the decoding of the first human genome . As much as anything else, rapid DNA sequencing technology created in large part by geneticist Craig Venter and his colleagues galvanized the research community into finishing the project faster than originally expected. More than 11 years later, however, gene sequencing technology has failed to deliver on its promise to revolutionize preventative medicine, and Venter is not happy about it.
Read More »The $10 Million Genomics X Prize Will Make Genetic Sequencing Fast, Cheap, And Accurate
The latest offering from the prizes-for-innovation organization is specifically looking at the genes of the super elderly.
Read More »First Humans Who Left Africa Continued to Mate with Africans
By Ewen Callaway pf Nature magazine Stored inside Craig Venter's genome are clues to the history of humankind, including global migrations and population crashes. [More]
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