J. #CraigVenter, Scientist Who Decoded the #Human #Genome, Dies at 79A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races.Dr. #Venter, a risk-taker and intense competitor, made a bold move when he decided that the #HumanGenomeProject, a $3 billion government program for decoding the human genome, was moving slowly enough that he could enter the race late and beat it with a much faster method. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/science/j-craig-venter-dead.htmlhttps://archive.ph/ACJEt