Anne Wojcicki Quotes
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23andMe set out to try and change healthcare - this is not an easy business. This is not a coffee shop in Austin.
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I'm action-oriented.
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The world needs more social innovations.
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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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One of the most exciting aspects of 23andMe is that we're enabling you to watch a revolution unfold live during your lifetime, and I think that the decoding of the genome, in my opinion, is the most fascinating discovery of our lifetime, and you get to be part of it.
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When I was young, I ate Ho Hos every day.
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I'm not going to change; I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.
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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 grew up with my mom being very, very cheap, so when it's free, I'm like, 'Oh my God, it's free - I have to take as much as I can!'
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The challenge in a startup is you hit a lot of turbulence, and you want people who understand that it's just turbulence and not a crisis.
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I was brought up with a scientific outlook on life. It's the way my father deciphers the world - whether it's football, politics or hairstyles. So I don't get anxious about the future, because I was raised to believe and accept that nothing stays the same, and the best way to survive is to adapt.
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The FDA serves a real purpose: To protect public health.
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My sister learned she was a carrier for a recessive disease, Bloom syndrome, late in one of her pregnancies. I remember the panicked call and the weeks of worry as she and her husband awaited his test results; if he was also a carrier, this meant their daughter had a one in four chance of being born with the disorder.
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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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We all want our genetic information. Why would you not want genetic information?
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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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I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
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It's not just professional athletes and soldiers who are at risk from traumatic brain injury. More than 1.7 million people a year sustain a traumatic brain injury, and about 50,000 of them die each year, according the Centers for Disease Control. There are both emotional and financial costs from these injuries.
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When Amazon emerged, people had these debates about whether people would put their credit cards online.
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I spend a lot of my spare time with my family. My sisters, parents, and in-laws all live nearby.
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Most important about what Ashoka is doing is that they make people believe that change is possible. That belief can go viral.
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Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.
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April 25th is DNA Day. I know, you probably had no idea.
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Employment and health insurance are now protected by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.