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Nell Greenfieldboyce
Correspondent, Science Desk
By Nell Greenfieldboyce
Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79
Nell Greenfieldboyce | Apr 30, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC
Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His "whole genome shotgun method" helped genome sequencing become faster and cheaper.