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A few small changes in your DNA can turn your eyes blue, make you lactose intolerant or put some curl in your hair.
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I want the world's data accessible.
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I do let the kids play on devices when we eat out - it's better than being thrown out of a restaurant.
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My parents were passionate about what they did, very cheap, and very focused on doing good in society.
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If you don't read it, you don't know. I mean, that's why I have a PR team. They read it and tell me if there's something, and that keeps you focused. I know my family and me well enough; why do I need to read about myself? I'm not going to change, I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.
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TIVO was a big shift in how people watched TV, but everyone understood the concept of TV. No one really understands the concept of, well why would I want my genetic information?
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I get parking tickets all the time.
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I did a lot of fun things before I had kids - I traveled a lot. Now, I just really love being with my kids.
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I still meet old-school scientists who are like, 'Oh honey, women aren't good at science.' You kind of dismiss them as insane.
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Physicians should be genotyped.
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You are not just about death and disease.
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Genetic testing in the future is going to be seen as critical as testing your cholesterol.
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I'm action-oriented.
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When I was young, I ate Ho Hos every day.
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I feel that gender balance in the work environment is actually the best recipe for success.
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It's one of the things I want people to understand about science... You don't have to be the best person in the world at it. But you can be good, and there are so many different opportunities in science.
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I was really raised in a gender-neutral household. I always knew I was a girl, but it never occurred to me that there was a limitation.
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I hope that Los Altos is one of the first cities to have self-driving cars, and if that's true, well, awesome, because there's a lot of parking lots that we could get rid of and use for parks. That would be amazing!
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As the knowledge around personalized medicine continues to grow, consumers should expect their healthcare providers to begin to incorporate genetic information into their treatments and preventative care.
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It's interesting: I think, genetically, there are people who need different things, like exercise. I need the exercise, others not so much, and I think more and more, we'll start to understand why people's bodies function in certain ways.
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There's massive government initiatives going around the world, and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.
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As a parent, the most responsible thing I can do is get as much information about my children as possible so I can then think through how I can make them as healthy as possible.
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The world needs more social innovations.
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When I graduated from college in 1996 and the Internet was taking off, I remember this feeling that there was an open range where anything could be built.
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