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30.04.2026Résumé IA
J. Craig Venter, Pioneering Geneticist Who Sequenced Human Genome, Dies at 79
J. Craig Venter, the pioneering geneticist who led the commercial race to sequence the human genome through his company Celera Genomics, has died at age 79. The J. Craig Venter Institute announced his death, stating he was hospitalized following unexpected side effects during treatment for recently diagnosed cancer. Venter pioneered the controversial whole genome shotgun method and was the first person to sequence and publish his own genome.
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