Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79

Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His "whole genome shotgun method" helped genome sequencing become faster ...

J Craig Venter, 'swashbuckling' scientist who helped decode human genome, dies at 79

J. Craig Venter, one of the lead scientists in sequencing the human genome and a pioneer of modern genomics, died on ...
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Amgen to Acquire deCODE Genetics, a Global Leader in Human Genetics

deCODE Genetics Will Provide Amgen With an Industry-Leading Ability to Identify and Validate Disease Targets in Human Populations THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec. 10, 2012 ...
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Scientists Decode Entire Human Genome: Why This Matters

It took more than 20 years, but scientists have finally decoded the entire human genome. A new study published in Science reveals what the 8% of the human genome that was missing looks like.
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Inside the Dramatic Race to Decode the Human Genome

Twenty-five years ago this week, President Bill Clinton stood before a podium in the East Room of the White House, and, in front of an all-star lineup of researchers and dignitaries, made a historic ...
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deCODE Announces Agreement With Pfizer to Search for Variants in the Human Genome That Confer Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematos

deCODE genetics today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Pfizer Inc., the objective of which is to discover sequence variants associated with specific clinical phenotypes ...