Craig Venter, controversial genome sequencing pioneer, dies at 79
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The Economist
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Summary
Obituary for Craig Venter, the controversial and ambitious scientist who raced to decode the human genome as part of the Human Genome Project. The article describes him as an outsider and dark horse who, while not on the level of Francis Crick as a scientist, saw himself as only slightly below such scientific giants. He died on April 29th, 2026 at age 79.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood.
Substitute 'Craig Venter' into this sentence and you have the measure of a man who, though not Crick's equal as a scientist was, in his own eyes at least, only a rung or two below him on the ladder of scientific merit.
But he was also, which may explain the bravura, one who felt
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