Mathematicians have been hiding and writing messages in the genetic code for a long time, but it’s clear they were mathematicians and not biologists because, if you write long messages with the code that the mathematicians developed, it would more than likely lead to new proteins being synthesized with unknown functions. Craig Venter Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The photosynthesis we see with plants is not very efficient. Algaes are more efficient. Craig Venter Read Quote
It’s quite comforting to me as an individualist that we’re not very close to being clones of one other. Craig Venter Read Quote
The chemistry from compounds in the environment is orders of magnitude more complex than our best chemists can produce. Craig Venter Read Quote
I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry. Craig Venter Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Is my science of a level consistent with other people who have gotten the Nobel? Yes. Craig Venter Read Quote
