The lead scientist of Celera Genomics at that time, Craig Venter, later acknowledged (in a public letter to the journal Science) that his DNA was one of 21 samples in the pool, five of which were selected for use.
O científico líder de Celera Genomics naquel momento, Craig Venter, recoñeceu máis tarde nunha carta publicada na revista Science que o seu propio ADN fora unha das 21 mostras tomadas inicialmente, cinco das cales foron finalmente as seleccionadas.