Craig Venter Nature Quotations

I naively thought that we could have a molecular definition for life, come up with a set of genes that would minimally define life. Nature just refuses to be so easily quantified.

Agriculture as we know it needs to disappear. We can design better and healthier proteins than we get from nature.

There's a constant debate over nature or nurture - they're inseparable.

The Janus-like nature of innovation - its responsible use and so on - was evident at the very birth of human ingenuity, when humankind first discovered how to make fire on demand.

As a scientist, I clearly see the potential for harnessing the power of nature.