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Biologist John Craig Venter poses for a photo inside a Reuters studio in New York's Times Square May 26, 2010. Venter is president of the J. Craig Venter Institute, which conducts research in synthetic biology and the human genome. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH SOCIETY)

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The rich but complicated legacy of genome pioneer Craig Venter

Craig Venter has died aged 79. He was at the forefront of sequencing the human genome and of synthetic biology, but divided opinion in how he went about it

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Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave

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First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn

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UK-Spanish partnerships are solving pharma’s toughest challenges

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New ��ý recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell

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The best new popular science books of February 2026

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The best new popular science books of February 2026

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How lab-grown lichen could help us to build habitations on Mars

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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Sperm are selfish – and so are we

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Sperm are selfish – and so are we

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This book is a great insight into the new science of microchimerism

Lise Barnéoud's Hidden Guests shows how this fascinating new field brings with it profound implications for medicine, and even what it means to be human, finds Helen Thomson

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Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat

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Orcas are ganging up on great white sharks to eat their livers

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Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos

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'Sword Dragon' ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a lethal snout

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