Wire2026 04 30Craig Venter Pioneering Human Genome Decoder Dies At 79
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Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79

Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His "whole genome shotgun method" helped genome sequencing become faster and cheaper.

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