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04-May-2010
Press Release

J. Craig Venter Institute Sells Buildings on Rockville Campus to BioMed Realty Trust for $53 Million

Institute to Remain on Campus via 10 Year Renewable Sale-Leaseback

31-Mar-2010
Opinion

Multiple personal genomes await

14-Mar-2010
Press Release

Hydra Genome Sequenced by J. Craig Venter Institute and Multi-National Research Team

Research marks a major step toward understanding the molecular "toolbox" of the animal kingdom's earliest common ancestors

07-Dec-2009
News Alert

Bacteria seen swimming the electron shuffle

Researchers have captured the bacterium Shewanella's behavior on film

07-Dec-2009
Press Release

Karen E. Nelson, Ph.D., Named Director of J. Craig Venter Institute Rockville, MD Campus

Nelson Joins Robert M. Friedman, Ph.D., Director of JCVI San Diego, CA Campus, as Senior Leaders Reporting to J. Craig Venter, Ph.D.

07-Oct-2009
Opinion

An agenda for personalized medicine

For seven diseases, 50% or less of the predictions of two companies agreed across five individuals; Companies should communicate high risks better and test for drug response markers; Community should study markers in all ethnicities and look at behaviour after tests

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Thule, Greenland - Day One

Arrived at Thule, Greenland after a 5 hr flight from Copenhagen. It was pretty interesting seeing a long line of people all getting on a flight that was headed to a part of the world that usually has less than 600 people there at any given time. Arrival was pretty straightforward, no jetway,...

Thule, Greenland - Day Three

Day three started with me missing breakfast. It seems that folks around here only eat breakfast between 5am and 8am. Today was a very rough day for sampling.  About an hour drive to the area near the site, about a three-mile hike to one spot another half-mile hike to another spot...

The Next Generation Science Standards are Ready for Review

The second draft is ready for public comment through January 29th. Please be sure to take some time to review. http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards

Plant Bioinformatics Workshop

JCVI recently held its 3rd Annual Plant Bioinformatics Workshop from July 15-19th. During the week-long workshop, 20 scientists from the Plant Research community visited JCVI and learned many aspects of Bioinformatics from the members of Chris Town’s Plant Genome group. Attendees included...

Carl Woese 1928-2012

Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on T. Taxus, December 31, 2012, by Jonathan Badger. Dr. Badger  is an Assistant Professor in the Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group at the J. Craig Venter Institute in La Jolla, CA. Reprinted by permission. As you may have...

'Twas the night before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the building All our creatures were stirring, even our mold; The dishes were placed in the incubator with prayer, In hopes that pure growth soon would be there; The scientists were nestled all...

JCVI Internship Information for 2013 Is Ready

We are now accepting applications for the 2013 Summer Internship Program.  We are excited to be able to continue to inspire young scientists!  Last year, we received 546 applications.  Of which, thirty-one interns were selected to work in diverse areas....

Building a Solid Foundation

The JCVI La Jolla construction site has been busy since earthwork began in 2011. After grading the site to specified levels, a detailed excavation began to make room for the structural concrete footings, supporting slabs, and underground utilities. With all of the holes in just the right...

JCVI Viral Finishing Pipeline: a Winning Combination of Advanced Sequencing Technologies, Software Development and Automated Data Processing

JCVI viral projects are supported by the NIAID Genomic Sequencing Center for Infectious Disease (GSCID). The viral sequencing and finishing pipeline at JCVI combines next generation sequencing technologies with automated data processing. This allowed us to complete over 1,800 viral genomes...

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06-May-2019
ZME Science

Hair claimed to belong to Leonardo da Vinci to undergo DNA testing

Critics, however, argue that this effort is flawed from the beginning

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