Pioneer of shotgun sequencing, synthetic biology and meta genomics J. Craig Venter leaves an impressive science legacy. Controversial, yes, but his unrelenting, curiosity driven science leaves me much to admire. 🧪 🧬
Caroline Beck
J. Craig Venter, a scientist and entrepreneur who decoded the human genome, has died at 79.
A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races.
