Re: [DIYbio] Craig Venter synthesis, possible with pcr?

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His effort to patent the whole human genome wasn't termed the "Human
Genome Project": That label generally applies to the efforts of the
Human Genome Consortium that spared at least a large fraction of our
genetic heritage from Venter's grasp.

Although, it's highly debatable whether Venter could even have
sequenced the genome successfully using the methods Celera were
attempting to push at the time; his successes with Bacterial
chromosomes didn't translate well over to redundant, repeat-rich,
massive human genomes.

Suffice to say, if you're willing to leverage potential ownership over
something critical to scientific advancement in human biology and
medicine, you can get plenty of business-before-ethics people on board
to pay for your big projects. And, likewise for the concept of
"minimal cells", which will no doubt be very broadly patented by
Venter & co, too as soon as they succeed in making a reference
implementation. Given the amount of big oil money being lavished on
their work, I don't doubt they'll beat the better intentioned labs
around the world to that goal, as there's no "minimal cell consortium"
to save the day this time.

On 04/07/2013 01:42 AM, Dakota Hamill wrote:
> Yeah you asking that question made me re-read some things about
> Venter. He has done a lot of grandiose things and seems like a
> badass.
>
> I'm still trying to figure out how he became a multimillionaire
> and got so many huge projects funded. Wikipedia says he graduated
> with a PhD, was a professor for a little, then went to the NIH.
> But then I don't know what happened in between and all I remember
> is hearing about him years ago out on a giant sail boat sequencing
> things in the ocean, then doing the human genome project, then
> doing synthetic genomic things.
>

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