1. venter - Noun
2. Venter - Proper noun
One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.
The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera.
The uterus, or womb.
A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.
The lower part of the abdomen in insects.
A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBegun as a Sargasso Sea pilot sampling project in August 2003, Venter announced the full Expedition on 4 March 2004. Source: Internet
In 2000, Venter and Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Public Genome Project jointly made the announcement of the mapping of the human genome, a full three years ahead of the expected end of the Public Genome Program. Source: Internet
In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Craig Venter at 14th in the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010". citation He is a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival 's Advisory Board. Source: Internet
In popular culture Venter has been the subject of several biography books, several scientific documentary books, TV documentaries, numerous magazine articles, and many speeches. Source: Internet
In the episode, Venter is referenced as patenting an organism and encoding a message in the genome of that organism, an act repeated by the character of Aldous Leekie (played by Matt Frewer ). Source: Internet
It was the sequence of information in a single human's DNA (that of Dr Craig Venter) which was the primary initial object of the Human Genome Project. Source: Internet