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- Graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in biology
- 23andMe will analyze DNA samples from users to make personalized lifestyle and health recommendations
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Anne Wojcicki is the co-founder of 23andMe and the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Prior to founding 23andMe Wojcicki was a healthcare investor spending some 10 year in the business.
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"I had my whole family genotyped. My sister found out she's a carrier of Bloom's disorder. We have a feature called family inheritance where I can see where I'm genetically identical to my sister and where I'm half similar to my sister. Bloom's is on the gene BLM so I was able to type in BLM and see I'm genetically identical to my sister there. I was able to deduce I'm probably likely to be a carrier." Anne Wojcicki in FastCompany interview -
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Anne Wojcicki Questions
What is your favorite Anne Rice novel? 5 AnswersThe Witching Hour is my favorite of Rice's books. The first time I read this, I absolutely adored it - it's a deliciously decadent family saga, with a decidedly... read more
Does anyone have a photo of Ann Kelly, the woman Bruce Springsteen may have had an affair with? 2 Answershttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lZYYSIIJ3rk/Sd3suLIDpnI/AAAAAAAAA-4/EdUV5HbogvE/s400/ann-kelly.jpg read more
Did Angelina Jolie glare at Anne Hathaway during the Critics Choice Awards? 2 AnswersWell, I watched it and couldn't find any glares or eye rolling and then watched the first Jolie shot after 6:30 again, and I don't see it. At about 7:18 she loo... read more
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Anne Wojcicki News
- Google News: Anne Wojcicki
- Telegraph: Google wife targets world DNA domination (January 30, 2008)
- Portfolio.com: Welcome to the Future (October 15, 2007)
- When 23andMe goes live, customers will send a DNA sample through the mail to the service, which when then analyze it for ailments, treatments, diet, and ancestry information. This data will then be pooled with data from all other 23andMe customers, and possibly even shared. The cost could run as much as $2,000 per account.
- InformationWeek: Web 2.0 Summit: Google The DNA Of Prospective Mates? (October 19, 2007)
- The New York Times: "Silicon Valley Wide-Eyed Over a Bride" (May 29, 2007)
- Google has donated $3.9 million to 23andMe, though Wojcicki's husband Sergey Brin recused himself from any involvement in the deal. According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, ""That was all done by the book beyond belief."
- BBC News: Google invests in genetics firm (May 22, 2007)
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