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First Individual Diploid Human Genome Published By Researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute
Sequence Reveals that Human to Human Variation is Substantially Greater than Earlier Estimates
Independent sequence and assembly of the six billion base pairs from the genome of one person ushers in the era of individualized genome-based medicine
The J. Craig Venter Institute to Aid Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology to Establish New Genomics Facility
The program will also provide for in-depth training of Malaysian scientists on new tools and techniques of genomics
JCVI Scientists Publish First Bacterial Genome Transplantation Changing One Species to Another
Research is important step in further advancing field of synthetic genomics
Scientists at J. Craig Venter Institute Publish Draft Genome Sequence from Aedes aegypti, Mosquito Responsible for Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever
Genome is Larger and More Complex Compared to Fruit Fly and Mosquito Species that Carries Malaria
J. Craig Venter Institute Announces Management Team and Organizational Structure
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Founder, remains as President and Chairman; Robert Strausberg, Ph.D., is named Institute Deputy Director
Antibiotic Resistance in Plague
Will the Plague Pathogen become Resistant to Antibiotics?
More than Six Million New Genes, Thousands of New Protein Families, and Incredible Degree of Microbial Diversity Discovered from First Phase of Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling Expedition
Unprecedented amount of data deposited in CAMERA database; features enhanced tools to visualize and analyze metagenomic data
Launching the Global Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Research and Analysis (CAMERA)
UC San Diego Makes Venter Institute's Global Ocean Sampling (GOS) Expedition Microbial Metagenomic Data and Computational Tools Available to Scientists Worldwide
Venter Institute Hosts Press Conference to Unveil Results from Global Ocean Sampling Expedition
2,000 influenza virus genomes now completed and publicly accessible
Information critical to developing treatments and vaccines
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After two years of intensive sampling in the waters off California and the west coast of the United States, the Sorcerer II Expedition embarked once again on March 21, 2009. Our destination: the Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas. Funded by generous donations from the Beyster Family Foundation...
Even Synthetic Life Forms With a Tiny Genome Can Evolve
By watching “minimal” cells regain the fitness they lost, researchers are testing whether a genome can be too simple to evolve.
Privacy concerns sparked by human DNA accidentally collected in studies of other species
Two research teams warn that human genomic “bycatch” can reveal private information
Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome
The “pangenome,” which collated genetic sequences from 47 people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, could greatly expand the reach of personalized medicine.
First human ‘pangenome’ aims to catalogue genetic diversity
Researchers release draft results from an ongoing effort to capture the entirety of human genetic variation.
Scientists Create the Smallest-Ever Moving Cell
Just two genes get tiny synthetic cells moving, offering clues to life’s evolution.
From Sequencing to Sailing: Three Decades of Adventure with Craig Venter
In a plenary public appearance at the Molecular and Precision Med TRI-CON event in San Diego, a relaxed Venter reflected on his career highlights, controversies and future priorities for genomic medicine.
Synthesizing life on the planet
What’s the smallest number of genes that cells need to grow and reproduce? Is it possible to synthesize minimal genomes and insert them into cells? What do minimal genomes teach us about life? An interview with John Glass, Ph.D.
Top scientists join forces to study leading theory behind long COVID
Several JCVI scientists will be contributing to the newly launched Long Covid Research Initiative — a collaboration of researchers, clinicians, and patients working to rapidly study and treat long Covid.
Hunting for deep-ocean plastics
Through the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, National Deep Submergence Facility, JCVI's Erin Garza, Ph.D. joins a deep sea expedition to search for ocean plastics aboard the HOV Alvin.
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