Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79

Pioneering geneticist J. Craig Venter has died at the age of 79, according to his namesake research institute.

Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His “whole genome shotgun method” helped genome sequencing become faster and cheaper.

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