Craig Venter

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: J. Craig Venter Institute
2. Wikipedia: Craig Venter
3. Wired: Scientists Build First Man-Made Genome; Synthetic Life Comes Next (January 24, 2008)
4. The New York Times: A Life Decoded Book Review (November 11, 2007)  
5. US News and World Report: "Mapping a Genome and a Life" (October 26, 2007)
6. The Economist: "Artificial life: Patent pending" (June 14, 2007)
7. YouTube: Wall Street Journal Interview with Craig Venter (Time: 5:15)

Craig Venter Recent News

• Google News: Craig Venter
• Wired: Wired Science Reveals Secret Codes in Craig Venter's Artificial Genome (January 28, 2008)
• The Guardian: "I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer" (October 6, 2007)
• VentureBeat: "Craig Venter’s genome and our brave new world" (September 5, 2007)
• Technology Review: "Craig Venter's Genome" (September 4, 2007)
• The New York Times: "Scientists Transplant Genome of Bacteria" (June 29, 2007)  
• BusinessWeek: "On The Brink Of Artificial Life" (June 25, 2007)

Craig Venter Background and Profiles

• National Academy of Engineering: Craig Venter Profile
• TED: Speakers: Craig Venter
• Times Online: "Profile: Craig Venter" (June 1, 2007)  
• Harry Walker Agency: Craig Venter Biography
• Edge: J. Craig Venter Profile
• Time: J. Craig Venter - The TIME 100

Craig Venter - Mapping The Human Genome

• Wikipedia: Celera Genomics
• US News and World Report: "The blueprint of life" (2005)
• Discover Magazine: "Dialogue: Geneticist Craig Venter" (2004)
• CNN.com: Craig Venter Interview (2000)
• Time Magazine: "Gene Mapper" (2000)
• PBS: Online NewsHour: Breaking the Code (2000)  

Craig Venter - Creating Synthetic Life

• Official Site: Sorcerer II Expedition  
• Condé Nast Portfolio: Craig Venter Creates Artificial Gene (February 6, 2008)
• ISEPP: Decoding Life: The Next Phase of Discovery
• US News and World Report: "Craig Venter Discusses His Genome" (September 11, 2007)
• Telegraph: " Man-made microbe 'to create endless biofuel'" (August 6, 2007)
• WashingtonPost.com: "J. Craig Venter's Next Little Thing" (2006)  
• Bio-IT World: "John Craig Venter Unvarnished" (2002)

Craig Venter Blogs and Commentaries

• Gizmodo: Craig Venter Claims Artificial Life Has Been Created
• Anderson Cooper 360° Blog: Genetic variation greater than expected
• blog.bioethics.net: What is Craig Venter up to now?
• David Ewing Duncan's Blog: Craig Venter: The Bill Gates of Artificial Life?
• Genomicron: Hooray for HuRef! J. Craig Venter's genome sequenced.
• Eye on DNA: Craig Venter Posts

Craig Venter Photos

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• Flickr: Craig Venter Photos
• WireImage.com: Craig Venter Photos

Craig Venter Videos

• YouTube & Google Video Search: Craig Venter
• Google Video: The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2007 | Dr. J. Craig Venter (Time: 43:31)
• TED: Craig Venter: A Voyage of DNA, Genes and the Sea (Time: 16:57)
• YouTube: Wall Street Journal Interview with Craig Venter (Time: 5:15)
• Bloggingheads.tv: Interview with Craig Venter on Creating Life (Time: 49:22)
• University of Oxford: Genomics: From humans to the environment (Time: Unknown)
• Comedy Central: Craig Venter on Stephen Colbert (Time: 6:17)  

Craig Venter Criticism and Controversy

• International Herald Tribune: Making cells like computers (February 21, 2008)
• The Guardian: "Gene genie" (October 6, 2007)
• The Economist: "Sorcerer's apprenticeship" (March 15, 2007)
• ScienceWatch: "TIGR's J. Craig Venter Takes Aim at the Big Questions" (1997)
• Wired: "Craig Venter's Epic Voyage to Redefine the Origin of the Species" (2004)  

Craig Venter Timeline

• 1946: Born on October 14
• 1967: Volunteered for duty in the United States Navy, serving in Vietnam
• 1972: Received Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry
• 1975: Received Ph.D. in Physiology and Pharmacology
• 1984: Began work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• 1992: Founded The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
• 1998: Founded Celera Genomics
• 2000: Announced the completion of mapping the human genome with Francis Collins from the NIH
• 2002: Terminated from Celera after the Human Genome Project made selling genome data unviable
• 2005: Founded Synthetic Genomics
• 2007: Announced the development of Mycoplasma laboratorium, potentially the first synthetic bacteria