Craig Venter's rogue tactics from "summary" of The Genome War by James Shreeve
Craig Venter's rogue tactics involved a series of bold and controversial actions that defied conventional scientific norms and expectations. His approach was characterized by a willingness to push boundaries and challenge established practices in the field of genomics. One of his most notable tactics was the decision to pursue the sequencing of the human genome through a privately funded company, Celera Genomics, rather than through the collaborative efforts of the publicly funded Human Genome Project. This decision set Venter on a collision course with the leaders of the Human Genome Project, who viewed his actions as a threat to their own work and the principles of open science and data sharing. Venter's rogue tactics also included his use of a technique known as shotgun sequencing, which allo...
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