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Craig Venter Quotes

I have a blend of klotho gene variants that have been linked with a lower risk for coronary artery disease and stroke and an advantage in longevity Picture Quote #1

The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics Picture Quote #1

We are going from reading our genetic code to the ability to write it. That gives us the hypothetical ability to do things never contemplated before Picture Quote #1

In a biological system, the software builds its own hardware, but design is critical, and if you start with digital information, it has to be really accurate Picture Quote #1

I’ve had a very unusual background in science - not the usual route of planning on being a scientist from age 3. I think my story shows that success is more about personal motivation and determination than it is about where you were born or what your economic status was Picture Quote #1

People think genes are an absolute cause of traits. But the notion that the genome is the blueprint for humanity is a very bad metaphor. If you think we’re hard-wired and deterministic, there should indeed be a lot more genes Picture Quote #1

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I wrote an editorial piece in ‘Science’ about the nightly data release and how I thought it was bad for science as a field, I think a few years before Celera was formed Picture Quote #1

Human lifespan used to be 30 years, 25 years. But there’s no basic, fundamental reason why it has to be short Picture Quote #1

If I could change the science system, my prescription for changing the whole thing would be organising it around big goals and building teams to do it Picture Quote #1

Now that we can read and write the genetic code, put it in digital form and translate it back into synthesized life, it will be possible to speed up biological evolution to the pace of social evolution Picture Quote #1

Synthetic biology can help address key challenges facing the planet and its population. Research in synthetic biology may lead to new things such as programmed cells that self-assemble at the sites of disease to repair damage Picture Quote #1

Even with seemingly simple things like eye color, you can’t tell from my genetic code whether I have blue eyes or not. So it’s naive to think that complex human behaviors, like risk-seeking, are driven by changes in one or two genes Picture Quote #1

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One important part of scientific training is that scientists learn the boundaries, the safety issues, how to properly deal with and dispose of chemicals and reagents Picture Quote #1

Preventative medicine has to be the direction we go in. For example, if colon cancer is detected early - because a person knew he had a genetic risk and was having frequent exams - the surgery is relatively inexpensive and average survival is far greater than 10 years Picture Quote #1

I think I’m a survivor. I could have suffered at least 100 professional deaths. I could come up with a list of the 100 times I’ve come closest to death, from having pneumonia as a child to car crashes Picture Quote #1

The problem with existing biology is you change only one or two genes at a time Picture Quote #1

I’ve made money by just trying to do world-class science. That’s the goal that we’re setting at Celera. If we do world-class science and create new medicine paradigms, the money will more than follow at a corporate level and at a personal level Picture Quote #1

We have trouble feeding, providing fresh, clean water, medicines, fuel for the six and a half billion. It’s going to be a stretch to do it for nine Picture Quote #1

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You can’t just live in a comfortable little suburban neighborhood and get your education from movies and television and have any perspective on life Picture Quote #1

Sometime in the future, I am a hundred percent certain scientists will sit down at a computer terminal, design what they want the organism to do, and build it Picture Quote #1

I have an unusual type of thinking. I have no visual memory whatsoever. Everything is conceptual to me Picture Quote #1

I turned 65 last year, and each year I get more and more interested in human health. For most people it happens around age 50, but I’ve always been a slow learner. It’s critical in terms of the cost of health care Picture Quote #1

We have learned nothing from the genome Picture Quote #1

Privacy with medical information is a fallacy. If everyone’s information is out there, it’s part of the collective Picture Quote #1

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I don’t know if the optimistsor the pessimists are right.But, the optimists are going to get something done Picture Quote #1

Moving forward in science is as much unwinding the distorted thinking of the past as it is putting a clearer idea on the table Picture Quote #1

It is my belief that the basic knowledge that we’re providing to the world will have a profound impact on the human condition and the treatments for disease and our view of our place on the biological continuum Picture Quote #1

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I have a blend of klotho gene variants that have been linked with a lower risk for coronary artery disease and stroke and an advantage in longevity. (Craig Venter Quotes) The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics (Craig Venter Quotes) We are going from reading our genetic code to the ability to write it. That gives us the hypothetical ability to do things never contemplated before (Craig Venter Quotes) In a biological system, the software builds its own hardware, but design is critical, and if you start with digital information, it has to be really accurate (Craig Venter Quotes) I’ve had a very unusual background in science - not the usual route of planning on being a scientist from age 3. I think my story shows that success is more about personal motivation and determination than it is about where you were born or what your economic status was. (Craig Venter Quotes) People think genes are an absolute cause of traits. But the notion that the genome is the blueprint for humanity is a very bad metaphor. If you think we’re hard-wired and deterministic, there should indeed be a lot more genes. (Craig Venter Quotes) I wrote an editorial piece in ‘Science’ about the nightly data release and how I thought it was bad for science as a field, I think a few years before Celera was formed. (Craig Venter Quotes) Human lifespan used to be 30 years, 25 years. But there’s no basic, fundamental reason why it has to be short. (Craig Venter Quotes) If I could change the science system, my prescription for changing the whole thing would be organising it around big goals and building teams to do it. (Craig Venter Quotes) Now that we can read and write the genetic code, put it in digital form and translate it back into synthesized life, it will be possible to speed up biological evolution to the pace of social evolution. (Craig Venter Quotes) Synthetic biology can help address key challenges facing the planet and its population. Research in synthetic biology may lead to new things such as programmed cells that self-assemble at the sites of disease to repair damage. (Craig Venter Quotes) Even with seemingly simple things like eye color, you can’t tell from my genetic code whether I have blue eyes or not. So it’s naive to think that complex human behaviors, like risk-seeking, are driven by changes in one or two genes. (Craig Venter Quotes) One important part of scientific training is that scientists learn the boundaries, the safety issues, how to properly deal with and dispose of chemicals and reagents. (Craig Venter Quotes) Preventative medicine has to be the direction we go in. For example, if colon cancer is detected early - because a person knew he had a genetic risk and was having frequent exams - the surgery is relatively inexpensive and average survival is far greater than 10 years. (Craig Venter Quotes) I think I’m a survivor. I could have suffered at least 100 professional deaths. I could come up with a list of the 100 times I’ve come closest to death, from having pneumonia as a child to car crashes. (Craig Venter Quotes) The problem with existing biology is you change only one or two genes at a time (Craig Venter Quotes) I’ve made money by just trying to do world-class science. That’s the goal that we’re setting at Celera. If we do world-class science and create new medicine paradigms, the money will more than follow at a corporate level and at a personal level. (Craig Venter Quotes) We have trouble feeding, providing fresh, clean water, medicines, fuel for the six and a half billion. It’s going to be a stretch to do it for nine. (Craig Venter Quotes) You can’t just live in a comfortable little suburban neighborhood and get your education from movies and television and have any perspective on life. (Craig Venter Quotes) Sometime in the future, I am a hundred percent certain scientists will sit down at a computer terminal, design what they want the organism to do, and build it. (Craig Venter Quotes) I have an unusual type of thinking. I have no visual memory whatsoever. Everything is conceptual to me. (Craig Venter Quotes) I turned 65 last year, and each year I get more and more interested in human health. For most people it happens around age 50, but I’ve always been a slow learner. It’s critical in terms of the cost of health care. (Craig Venter Quotes) We have learned nothing from the genome (Craig Venter Quotes) Privacy with medical information is a fallacy. If everyone’s information is out there, it’s part of the collective (Craig Venter Quotes) I don’t know if the optimistsor the pessimists are right.But, the optimists are going to get something done (Craig Venter Quotes) Moving forward in science is as much unwinding the distorted thinking of the past as it is putting a clearer idea on the table (Craig Venter Quotes) It is my belief that the basic knowledge that we’re providing to the world will have a profound impact on the human condition and the treatments for disease and our view of our place on the biological continuum (Craig Venter Quotes)

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