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J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

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NPRAApr 30, 3:13 PM

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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Washington TimesCApr 30, 10:09 PM

J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died Wednesday. He was 79.

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