| Institution: | CRAIG VENTER;and DANIEL COHEN are two of the world's leading genetic scientists. When Venter, an American, was at the National Institutes for Health, and Cohen, a Frenchman, was at the Center for the Study of Human Polymorphism in Paris, they pioneered the mapping of the human genome, identifying DNA fragments and their function. Dr. Venter went on to lead the mapping of the human genome. Dr. Cohen is the principal scientist at the Paris-based GENSET, a company focusing on the genetic origins of Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer. This was first published in NPQ;in 1997. |
