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NEWS ABOUT: Craig Venter

Craig Venter stories: 4 news summaries

 Exxon to Invest $600M 
 in Algae-Based Fuel 

Will partner with famed genome expert Craig Venter

Jul 14, 09 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exxon Mobil, the biggest oil company in the world, will invest $600 million in turning algae into fuel, the New York Times reports. Known for blowing off concerns about global warming and dismissing biofuels—its CEO famously called ethanol “moonshine”—Exxon Mobil has in fact been researching alternative... More »

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biofuel • investment • Craig Venter • alternative fuels • Rex Tillerson • Exxon Mobil • algae biofuel • algae

Scientists
Move Closer to Synthetic Life

In a first, researchers create entire genome
of a bacterium

Jan 24, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have assembled the entire genome of a bacterium from basic chemicals, an important step toward creating a fully artificial organism, Reuters reports. "This entire process started with four bottles of chemicals," says Craig Venter, founder of the institute that did the work. Scientists had previously manufactured the... More »

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DNA • artificial life • Craig Venter • J. Craig Venter Institute

Google Your DNA? It's Not a Far Off Fantasy

Genetic scans just need more processing power, says famed geneticist

Oct 19, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eventually, you may be able to Google the DNA of a prospective date to see if they've got any undesirable genes, geneticist Craig Venter said yesterday at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, cNet reports. The cost of a complete DNA sequence, once $70 million is now about... More »

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Google • Web 2.0 • DNA • Craig Venter

Human Genome Mapped, but DNA Still a Mystery

Genes more complex than scientists thought

Sep 4, 07 5:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new map of human DNA shows just how complex we really are – so much so that scientists can’t even pin down which genes are making our eyes blue. "I found out that I have [only] a high probability of having blue eyes," says azure-eyed biologist... More »

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DNA • James Watson • human genome • Craig Venter • genetic code • J. Craig Venter Institute

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