Clyde Hutchison

Distinguished Investigator, J. Craig Venter Institute

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Distinguished investigator at the J. Craig Venter Institute and lead researcher on its synthetic cell project; Professor Emeritus of Microbiology at the University of North Carolina and a member of the National Academy of Sciences

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J. Craig Venter is being compared to Galileo, Darwin and Einstein — at the same time he's denounced for trying to "play God."

Are Scientists Closer to Creating Life in a Laboratory?

J. Craig Venter is being compared to Galileo, Darwin and Einstein — at the same time he's denounced for trying to "play God."

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In the 1990's, J. Craig Venter beat a team of international scientists in deciphering the human genome.

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In the 1990's, J. Craig Venter beat a team of international scientists in deciphering the human genome.

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