# We Can Ask New Questions About Our Own Evolution by J. Craig Venter > “We have the tools for the first time in the history of humanity to answer virtually any question about biology and our own evolution.” > **— J. Craig Venter**, *2004 Edge Annual Question, response passage* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [Venter's Law — J. Craig Venter](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10878) — a verbatim passage from J. Craig Venter's 2004 Annual Question response, expressing the author's position at the time. The linked response supplies its surrounding context. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2004 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2004 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2004-056). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Synthetic Cambrian Explosion as a Technological Speciation Event|The Synthetic Cambrian Explosion as a Technological Speciation Event]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Human Evolution|Human Evolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We have the tools for the first time in the history of humanity to answer virtually any question about biology and our own evolution.” — J. Craig Venter, 2004 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-craig-venter-we-ask-new-questions-about ```