Anne Wojcicki Quotes
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I think there's a lot of misunderstanding about genetic information and what you can and cannot learn.
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There's clearly things you can do in your environment to try to prevent disease, and I want to know what those things are.
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I tried to minimize exposure to technology before two. After that, I've taught the kids to use devices in moderation. It's important for them to learn how to control their behaviour themselves. Simply restricting access makes them want it more.
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23andme is very independent and committed to focusing on transparency.
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I think there's a point to regulating, because there are snake oil companies.
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You don't do new things and try to change the system without generating debate.
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Being the first FDA-authorized direct-to-consumer genetic test out there is revolutionary.
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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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It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are: when you're sick, you want the exact same thing.
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I think that the idea of people wanting to steal your genome remains a little bit in the world of science fiction. It's a new technology, and it's new science that people are becoming familiar with. It's critical for us to do everything we can to enable the privacy level that people want.
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I think we are definitely suffering from an information overload, but I believe that there is going to be better and better ways of organizing that information and processing it so that it will enhance your daily life.
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Every couple of weeks, someone writes in and says, '23andMe saved my life.'
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We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.
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When you have a laser focus, and you get distracted by what other people say, you can lose that laser focus.
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Fashion was never my forte.
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There's a beauty in being unrealistic.
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There's nothing worse than walking into a hospital and seeing people sick and miserable and having a horrible treatment.
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It's up to all of us, the consumers, to take charge of our health. It's almost like voting. It's your responsibility.
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Part of the beauty of Silicon Valley is that people generally encourage you to think crazy. It's the hypothesis that there's nothing sacred that can't be changed.
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Health is not sort of like a 6-month project. Health is a lifetime accumulation of behaviors.
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We care a lot more about not having the disease than treating it.
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I first heard about 'genes' when I was six years old. At dinner one night, I heard my mom tell my sister, 'It's in your genes.'
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One of the things is, I don't read my own press. I never watch myself.
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Why should I need a prescription to spit into a vial and get my DNA read? Why can't I get my own blood drawn without a doctor's permission? It's my blood.