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- Privately held
- Founders: Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki
- Established: April, 2006
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Phone: (650)938-6300
- Email: help AT 23andme.com
- Headquarters: Mountain View, California
- Board member: Esther Dyson
- Name refers to the number of paired chromosomes in human beings
- Wojcicki is married to Sergey Brin of Google
- Google has invested $3.9M in 23andMe
- Product: Personal Genome Service
- Costs $999
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23andMe is a biotech web site that gives customers information about their own genes and genetic code. Using saliva donated by customers, they can disclose genetic predispositions toward certain diseases as well as a person's possible genetic heritage.
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Key Dates
- April, 2006: 23andMe co-founded by Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki
- November 19, 2007: Launches web-based Personal Genome Service in the U.S.
- December, 2007: Company announces a $999 price tag for their personal gene sequencing service
- January 22, 2008: Worldwide launch of the Personal Genome Service
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Personal Genome What?
Customers subscribe to the service, and are mailed a kit that will collect a saliva sample from which the company will extract their DNA for analysis. 23andMe uses a special BeadChip, designed by Illumina that analyzes nearly 600,000 specific points in the customer's DNA. The resulting information is then published to the customer's account, where it can be privately explored online. -
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Linda Avey
- The Huffington Post: Linda Avey biography
23andMe Photos and Video
- Wired Video: Episode 108: Chat: 23andMe (Time: 3:26)
<iframe src='http://video.wired.com/linking/index.jsp?skin=oneclip&fr_story=1be3df3e1ed258861627d6d6f1ebb68bf8203166&rf=ev&hl=true' width=424 height=360 scrolling='no' frameborder=0 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0></iframe> - PBS: Wired Science . Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey: Entrepreneurs
- YouTube: 23 and Me Founders Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki (Time: 9:37)
- Flickr: data just in! - 23andMe demo
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Always some drama going on at the @23andme forums. Despite low number of posts per day, it's never dull there.
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one of three 3rd cousins joined 23andMe Relative Finder. Now waiting for him to accept contact and two other to keep up the game. #genealogy
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Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/6I45P5
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Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/788BiF
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RT @23andMe: Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact: a #PLoS article by @CameronNeylon & our own @shwu! http://is. ...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Always some drama going on at the @23andme forums. Despite low number of posts per day, it's never dull there.
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one of three 3rd cousins joined 23andMe Relative Finder. Now waiting for him to accept contact and two other to keep up the game. #genealogy
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Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/6I45P5
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Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/788BiF
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RT @23andMe: Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact: a #PLoS article by @CameronNeylon & our own @shwu! http://is. ...
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Always some drama going on at the @23andme forums. Despite low number of posts per day, it's never dull there.
-
one of three 3rd cousins joined 23andMe Relative Finder. Now waiting for him to accept contact and two other to keep up the game. #genealogy
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Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/6I45P5
-
Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/788BiF
-
RT @23andMe: Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact: a #PLoS article by @CameronNeylon & our own @shwu! http://is. ...
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Always some drama going on at the @23andme forums. Despite low number of posts per day, it's never dull there.
-
one of three 3rd cousins joined 23andMe Relative Finder. Now waiting for him to accept contact and two other to keep up the game. #genealogy
-
Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/6I45P5
-
Layoffs Confirmed At Personal Genomics Firm 23andMe » Genealogy Press http://bit.ly/788BiF
-
RT @23andMe: Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact: a #PLoS article by @CameronNeylon & our own @shwu! http://is. ...
view more tweets...
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