Venter retiring from Human Longevity

J. Craig Venter said in a tweet May 24 that he is retiring from genomics company Human Longevity Inc. (San Diego, Calif.) and will return to J. Craig Venter Institute (Rockville, Md.), which he founded.

Human Longevity reappointed the co-founder and chairman as CEO last December to succeed Cynthia Collins, who held the position for less than a year. Venter did not say whether his retirement includes stepping aside as chairman...