Interviewer: Dr Venter, do you believe in God? Dr Venter: I've been sequencing genomes for years, and I've come to the conclusion that it's not the work of humans.

Dottor Venter, lei crede in Dio? «È da anni che sequenzio genomi e mi sono fatto un'idea: non è opera umana».

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Quoted in Luigi Ripamonti, Craig Venter: «È da anni che sequenzio genomi e mi sono fatto un' idea: non è opera umana», Corriere della Sera, 30 April 2026.

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Interviewer: Dr Venter, do you believe in God? Dr Venter: I've been sequencing genomes for years, and I've come to the conclusion that it's not the work of humans.

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