A research team, led by Craig Venter of America’s J. Craig Venter Institute (JVCI), has successfully produced the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. Called Mycoplasma mycoides... Read more
Image via CrunchBase J. Craig Venter is moving past the human genome — for example, by designing algae that could replace fossil fuels. THE scientific rebel J. Craig Venter created headlines... Read more
Image via Wikipedia On the tenth anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome, what is that remarkable feat’s legacy, and what does it mean for the future? Things seemed so simple then.... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Synthetic biology can mean reconstructing organisms, redesigning biology, or recreating life—and each of these uses has different implications. The J. Craig Venter Instit... Read more