Adventurer in Genome Science

摘要

For readers of Science, J. Craig Venter, one of the most famous biologists alive today, needs no introduction. Owing to his scientific accomplishments and penchant for inspiring debate, Venter's name has repeatedly graced both the news and the technical sections of this journal. Much of his notoriety stems from his starring role in the acrimonious race between the publicly funded Human Genome Project and Celera, a private company founded to sequence the human genome before the public project could.