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J. Craig Venter, Who Won the Race to Sequence the Human Genome, Dies at 79
The scientist and entrepreneur helped race to decode the human genome and led Celera in announcing the first human genomes, officials said.
- Craig Venter, the scientist who raced to decode the human genome, died on Wednesday in San Diego at age 79. The Craig Venter Institute announced his death, noting he had been recently hospitalized for cancer treatment side effects.
- In 1995, Venter revolutionized microbiology by decoding the Haemophilus genome, then challenged the $3 billion Human Genome Project by racing against the United States and Britain using a faster sequencing method.
- Venter founded Celera Corporation, leading to a 2000 joint announcement with rivals that assembled the first human genomes. He worked with Nobel Prize-winning Hamilton Smith and accepted a formal draw at a White House ceremony with President Bill Clinton.
- For his contributions, Venter received the 2007 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. President Barack Obama presented him the National Medal of Science in 2009.
- His pioneering work set off a race to sequence genomes of known pathogens, providing scientists with a manual to devise countermeasures against disease and uncover the genetic basis of human origins.
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Craig Venter, Pioneer of Human Genome Sequencing, Passes Away at Age 79. John Craig Venter, the American scientist who led the sequencing of the human genome, has passed away at the age of 79. The Craig Venter Institute announced on the 30th of last month (local time) that Venter died while undergoing cancer treatment. The Craig Venter Institute stated that Venter
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J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
J. Craig Venter has died at 79. He mapped the first draft of the human genome. The J. Craig Venter Institute announced his death on Wednesday.
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