J. Craig Venter.
Founder of Celera Genomics.
He is a pioneer of genome sequencing.
His work accelerated human genome research.
In 1946, he was born in the USA.
In 1975, he graduated from the University of California, San Diego in Biochemistry.
In 1998, he founded Celera Genomics.
1. Whole genome shotgun sequencing, a fast method to read DNA.
2. It reduced the time needed to map the human genome.
3. It supported faster discoveries in medicine and biology.
In 2000, his team published the first draft of the human genome.
His work reshaped modern genomics.
He currently leads research at the J. Craig Venter Institute.
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