John Craig Venter (born October 14, 1946, Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American biologist and entrepreneur. Venter founded The Institute for Genomic Research and the J. Craig Venter Institute, now working at the latter to create synthetic biological organisms for environmental change and to document genetic diversity in the world's oceans. He was listed on Time Magazine's 2007 and 2008 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
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John Craig Venter (born October 14, 1946, Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American biologist and entrepreneur. Venter founded The Institute for Genomic Research and the J. Craig Venter Institute, now working at the latter to create synthetic biological organisms for environmental change and to document genetic diversity in the world's oceans. He was listed on Time Magazine's 2007 and 2008 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
In his youth, Venter did not take his education seriously, preferring to spend his time on the water in boats or surfing. According to his biography, A Life Decoded, he was said to be never a terribly engaged student, having C's and D's on his eighth grade report cards. According to Time Magazine, it was not always evident that Venter would become a transformative figure, particularly when he was a boy.
Although being against the Vietnam War, Venter was drafted and enlisted in the United States Navy where he worked in the intensive care ward of a...
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