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I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
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A lot of genetic testing hasn't been integrated into healthcare because it has been expensive. I want to make people realise that they have the ability to be in charge of their own health.
Anne Wojcicki
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I like company lunches because I think going out wastes valuable time; plus, a lot of good ideas come up over lunch.
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There's not enough competition and innovation in healthcare.
Anne Wojcicki -
Our understanding of how DNA informs our health and development is advancing at an incredible pace.
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One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.
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It's worth knowing more about the complicated environmental and genetic factors that could explain why traumatic brain injuries lead to long-term disabilities in some people and not in others.
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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.
Anne Wojcicki
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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.
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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 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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Most medications don't work effectively for a lot people.
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When Amazon emerged, people had these debates about whether people would put their credit cards online.
Anne Wojcicki -
It's up to all of us, the consumers, to take charge of our health. It's almost like voting. It's your responsibility.
Anne Wojcicki
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You don't do new things and try to change the system without generating debate.
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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.
Anne Wojcicki -
My perfect weekend is going for a walk with my family in the park. I don't think there's anything better.
Anne Wojcicki -
Making personalized medicine a reality will require a strong partnership between 23andMe and the physician and medical communities.
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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.
Anne Wojcicki
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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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I think life is pretty awesome.
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If consumers were more empowered, they would take more responsibility for their health.
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We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.
Anne Wojcicki