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35: Venter Sails, Collects Genes, and Laughs
Venter's Ocean Genome Voyage
#41: A Synthetic Genome Is Built From Scratch
The art of recreating an entire bacterial genome.
14. Biologists Perform Genome Transplant
The Code Breaker
Instead of patiently unraveling life's secrets gene by gene, we can now read them at breakneck speed—thanks in great part to an ingenious, admired, despised, ...
Discover Dialogue: Geneticist Craig Venter
We don't have enough scientists on the planet, enough money, and enough time using traditional methods to understand the millions of genes we're uncovering
Bacterium Tells All, Human Tells a Lot
How Simple Is Life?
Researchers strips genes from the simplest bacterium to create a life-form nature never thought of.
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Testing the Genome
With Knowledge Comes Power … or Paranoia
The 10 Most Influential People in Science
The world-changing minds who move science from theory to action.
The Emperor's New Genome?
The Mind Is More Dangerous Than the Sword
A collection of ideas that can change the world—or piss people off
Bacteria Invade Genomes, Not Just Bodies
A bacterial genome sets up shop right in a fruit fly's DNA.
9. The Genome Turns Personal
With individual sequencing, medicine may soon be custom-tailored to your own DNA.
The 6 Most Important Experiments in the World
From the smartest artificial brain to the first artificial life
73. Parasite Invades Its Host’s DNA
Frontiers of Science
Discover celebrates 25 years of publication this month with a special issue: a detailed guide to the near future in 25 areas of scientific exploration. Welcome ...
Energy
Who needs oil or coal or gas when the world is full of plain old algae?
Discover Dialogue: Sydney Brenner
The problem of biology is not to stand aghast at the complexity but to conquer it’
Letter From Discover
The Year in Science: Genetics
20 Biotech Geniuses to Watch
Will biologists ever work exclusively at universities again?
The Top 6 Genetics Stories of 2006
Heart-healthy bacon, errata for the genetic rulebook, first tree genome sequenced, and more
Reviews
Reviews: Top Science Books of the Year
The Year of the Genome
The End of a Great Mystery—The Real Beginning of Biology
Basic Research: Cynthia Kenyon
Aliens Among Us
Do we share Earth with alternative life forms?
Evolution by Intelligent Design
Bioengineers will likely control the future of humans as a species.

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Deep in a Goldmine, an Ecosystem of One
Could Exxon Go Green? Oil Giant Invests in Algae Biofuel Research
Ripped From the Journals: The Biggest Discoveries of the Week
Synthetic Life By the Year's End? Yes, Proclaims Craig Venter.
Ripped From the Journals: The Biggest Discoveries of the Week
DISCOVER's Science Policy Project: Craig Venter
Reading on the Radar
Venter’s virus
Venter’s Virus–Assembly Instructions Now On-Line
The Kanisza Virus
An Odious Mixture
You Don’t Miss Those 8,000 Genes, Do You?
New Life, New Patent
Hither and Yon
Talking to Craig Venter
Tomorrow: Talking To Craig Venter
Artificial Life: Please Breathe in This Paper Bag
Once Again, Breathe Into This Paper Bag
“Frankenstein Was Here”: Synthetic Biology as Graffiti
Clone Armies And Designer Life
Clone Armies And Designer Life--The Video
Jim Watson's "Asian" Genes: You Read It Here First
A Lot Of Things Happen While You're Riding A Swan Boat
Bloggingheads and the Old Challenges of New Tools
Life (via the Guardian)
Public Intellectuals
Steven Chu Nominated to be Secretary of Energy
IT'S ALIVE!!!
How Hillary Frames Science: Social Progress, Economic Development, and Public Accountability
J. Craig Venter Endorses ScienceDebate2008
Cracking Venter's Genetic Code
Venter's Bug To Save The World