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08-May-2026
Press Release

Study finds DNA carrying antibiotic resistance genes can remain functional after common lab decontamination steps

Builds on JCVI’s longstanding leadership in biosafety, biosecurity, and bioethics

09-Mar-2026
Collaborator Release

Team simulates a living cell that grows and divides

22-Jan-2026
Collaborator Release

Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter launches Diploid Genomics, Inc. (DGI), ushering in a new era in human genomics

Healthier Capital, a leading health-tech venture capital firm, joins as a co-founder and sole external investor in seed round

28-Oct-2025
News Alert

Remembering Hamilton O. Smith

12-Sep-2025
Press Release

Unveiling the secrets of an adaptable, ubiquitous ocean algae

Its DNA gives it broad range and critical importance in the current and future health of our oceans

08-Sep-2025
Collaborator Release

Science History Institute Acquires Molecular Biology Archive That Includes Rosalind Franklin’s Historic ‘Photo 51’

This unparalleled collection documents the race to identify DNA’s double-helix structure and other significant developments that formed the foundation of molecular biology.

24-Dec-2020
The San Diego Union Tribune

Scientists rush to determine if mutant strain of coronavirus will deepen pandemic

U.S. researchers have been slow to perform the genetic sequencing that will help clarify the situation

19-Dec-2020
The San Diego Union-Tribune

After saving countless lives, Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith retires as his own health falters

He has been a fixture in San Diego science for decades

14-Dec-2020
Medscape

The 'Wondrous Map': Charting of the Human Genome, 20 Years Later

Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton announced completion of what was arguably one of the greatest advances of the modern era: the first draft sequence of the human genome.

05-Apr-2020
Deutsche Welle

Craig Venter: 20 years of decoding the human genome

The human genome is 99% decoded, the American geneticist Craig Venter announced two decades ago. What has the deciphering brought us since then?

10-Jan-2020
Issues in Science and Tech

Gene Drives: New and Improved

As the science advances, policy-makers and regulators need to develop responses that reflect the latest developments and the diversity of approaches and applications.

13-Nov-2019
The San Diego Union-Tribune

Pink shoes and a lab jacket: Finding your way as a female scientist

Women in science tell high school girls they, too, can change the world

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