The Future Is Here
Welcome to the future of life: synthetic life, that is. Craig Venter talks about his new book, where he argues that our genetic code is becoming interchangeable with digital codes. The implications will revolutionize our world.
J. Craig Venter is best known for being one of the first biologists to sequence the human genome, and for creating the first cell with a synthetic genome. He is the founder of Celera Genomics, The Institute for Genomic Research, and the J. Craig Venter Institute, and is the author of A Life Decoded and Life at the Speed of Light.