American - Scientist | October 14, 1946 -
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
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Transposons are just small pieces of DNA that randomly insert in the genetic code. And if they insert in the middle of the gene, they disrupt its function.
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The chemistry from compounds in the environment is orders of magnitude more complex than our best chemists can produce.
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Ethanol's not an ideal fuel.
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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.
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Is my science of a level consistent with other people who have gotten the Nobel? Yes.
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Life was so cheap in Vietnam. That is where my sense of urgency comes from.
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My genetic autobiography can be found throughout my body.
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The gene 'klotho' was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity.
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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.
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It appears that the human genome does indeed contain deserts, or large, gene-poor regions.
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We know virtually all of the genes known to mammals. We do not know all of the combinations.
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