This transplantation step would be needed to activate synthetic chromosomes as well. So far, however, the new work is not accompanied by a peer-reviewed publication. Venter "is poised to announce" the ...

On May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation ot he world's first synthetic life-form. With the ability to ...

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, January 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), led by Sanjay Vashee, Ph.D., has been contracted by the ...

Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Md., say they have created the first self-replicating synthetic bacterial cell using man-made DNA. The 15-year, US$40 million project ...

This week, a team of biologists headed by genomics pioneer Craig Venter published a study(Opens in a new window) in Science that should amaze and excite the world ...

Barbara Rae-Venter’s genealogical sleuthing acumen has inspired others to help law enforcement with unsolved cases, as well as an ethics and privacy debate. By Heather Murphy J. Craig Venter says his ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts in synthetic biology, including genome pioneer Craig Venter, will testify to Congress on Thursday about the latest developments in the field. The most immediate issue ...

Craig Venter has done it. After some fifteen years of research and $40 million, the pioneering scientist has created what some are calling the first "synthetic cell." His team synthesized a bacterial ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have assembled the entire genome of a living organism -- a bacterium -- in what they hope is an important step to creating artificial life. Sign up here. The bug, ...

Craig Venter on ethics, innovation, and the need for mavericks in science today. Geneticist Craig Venter joins bioethicist Insoo Hyun to discuss the balance between ethics and innovation in science.