About the book: 2015 / Craig Venter is one of the leading scientists of our time who has made a huge contribution to the development of genomics. In February 2001, Venter published the completely sequenced human genome. His wonderful memoirs are an honest, frank story about his life, which included a poor childhood, the Vietnam War, and communication with outstanding scientists who taught him to love science and honestly serve it. “Life Decoded” is also a story about how discoveries are made today and how difficult it is for those who try to defend the new.