I think from my experience in war and life and science, it all has made me believe that we have one life on this planet. Craig Venter Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
As the Industrial Age is drawing to a close, I think that we’re witnessing the dawn of the era of biological design. Craig Venter Read Quote
Cells will die in minutes to days if they lack their genetic information system. They will not evolve, they will not replicate, and they will not live. Craig Venter Read Quote
Every single cancer is a genetic disease. Not necessarily inherited from your parents, but it’s genetic changes which cause cancer. So as we sequence the genomes of tumours and compare those to the sequence of patients, we’re getting down to the fundamental basis of each individual person’s cancer. Craig Venter Read Quote
One of the challenges with a government health system, like in the UK, with all of this data, is that you have a government making decisions on which treatments they’ll pay for and which ones they won’t. That’s a dangerous, dangerous, place to get into society. Craig Venter Read Quote
