Craig Venter

Privacy in the age of genomics is an illusion.

Life's complexity arises from simple genetic codes.

We must sequence everything to understand the tree of life.

Evolution is not just history; it's happening now in our labs.

The mind is what the brain does, and genomics will unlock its secrets.

Bacteria are the true rulers of the planet.

Creating artificial life is the next step in human evolution.

Genomics democratizes biology.

The blueprint of life is writable code.

We are playing God, but responsibly.

The human body is 90% microbial.

Sequencing the genome was like opening Pandora's box of possibilities.

Biology's future is computational.

Life is resilient; it will adapt to whatever we throw at it.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes—through genomics.

Patents on life stifle innovation.

I sequenced my own genome to understand myself better.

The universe is full of life; we just need better tools to find it.

Humor in science: Why did the gene go to therapy? It had too many issues to express.

Genomics will cure diseases we don't even know exist yet.