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• Twin DNA Differences

  Identical twins don't have identical DNA. As this ScienCentral News video explains, this surprising research could help scientists better understand genetic diseases in the rest of us. Read More...
  Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:20 PM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: diseases, DNA, genetic, genome, twins, sciencentral

• Craig Ventor: Creating synthetic life

  "Can we create new life out of our digital universe?" asks Craig Venter. And his answer is, yes, and pretty soon. He walks the TED2008 audience through his latest research into "fourth-generation fuels" -- biologically created fuels with CO2 as their Read More...
  Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 5:17 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: fuel, synthetic, TEDtalks, genes, genetics, genome, life, ventor, chromosome

• Frost on Craig Venter

  Last week, scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute announced that they had created the world's first full bacterial genome. Read More...
  Posted Monday, February 04, 2008 10:44 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: frost, bacteria, synthetic, artificial, gene, genetic, genome, life, Venter

• Lupus Breakthrough

  Four separate studies have found genes that are related to lupus. This identification could lead to better diagnosis, and hopefully, eventually, a cure. Read More...
  Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 2:23 PM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: medicine, genetics, genome, lupus, immune system

• InsiderMedicine Jan 21-25, 2008

  Weekly news from the realm of medicine Read More...
  Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 4:28 PM by Veritas / 1 Comments

  Tags: caffeine, melanoma, mercury, surgery, sushi, aging, aspirin, cancer, genome, healthcare, personalized medicine, stents, transplant, vaccine, immune system, infections, vitamin E, miscarriage

• The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2007: Dr. J. Craig Venter

  Gene pioneer Dr. J. Craig Venter gives the 32nd Richard Dimbleby Lecture, originally broadcast on Dec 4, 2007 on BBC1. One of the principal scientists who decoded the human genome is about to create the first artificial life form on Earth. So what does Read More...
  Posted Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:48 PM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: bacteria, artificial, biology, biotechnology, DNA, Energy, genome, Venter

• Authors@Google: Craig Venter

  J. Craig Venter visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book, "A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life." This event took place on November 12, 2007 as part of the Authors@Google series. Read More...
  Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 3:06 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: gene, genetic, genome, life decoded, Venter, Google

• Carl Zimmer interviews Craig Venter

  Craig Venter, head of the now completed Human Genome Project and director of the J. Craig Venter Institute which is dedicated to the pursuit of many scientific strategies (the study of microorganisms to produce alternative fuels, an XPrize competition Read More...
  Posted Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:25 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: artifical life, genes, genome, Venter, xprize, zimmer

• Nova's Ghost in your genes

  By popular demand, here is the full updated documentary "Ghost in your Genes", aired on PBS's NOVA program on October 16, 2007. Read More...
  Posted Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:17 AM by Veritas / 1 Comments

  Tags: nova, epigenetics, genes, genetic imprinting, genetics, genome, pbs

• Human Genome - Genetics and the Human Brain

  Dr. Louis Ptacek's research focuses on identification and characterization of genes that cause normal variations and disorders of the nervous system. Series: Osher Lifelong Learning Presents From UC San Francisco Read More...
  Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:36 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: Brain, Ptacek, genetics, genome, nervous system, UCSF