When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

J. Craig Venter, the scientist who led the private effort to sequence the first draft of the human genome, has died at age 79 in San Diego. His work accelerated genetic research, revealing links ...

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J. Craig Venter, who turned decoding DNA into a high-stakes scientific sprint, died Wednesday in San Diego at the age of 79, ...

J. Craig Venter, the pioneering geneticist who co-led the race to sequence the human genome and created the first synthetic bacterial cell, has died at 79 in San Diego from complications of cancer ...