Personal genetics, Parkinson's and Sergey Brin
With a simple blog entry Sergey Brin is announcing he has a "markedly higher chance of developing Parkinson's in [his] lifetime than the average person". He learned about it from genome analysis results by the company 23andme his wife co-founded -- I've posted here a video of her describing how 23andme works. This is unfortunate to him.
Most likely this post will raise awareness about 23andme, illustrating exactly what its purpose is: informing you about your genome and sharing this information with others. As a result, you can better share prevention tips and encourage funding research for a cure. To some extend, by making public a very private matter, Sergey Brin is showing to the world someone should not be afraid of doing so and would actually benefit from it.
The price for personal genetics is now $399. It was $999 earlier this year.
Most likely this post will raise awareness about 23andme, illustrating exactly what its purpose is: informing you about your genome and sharing this information with others. As a result, you can better share prevention tips and encourage funding research for a cure. To some extend, by making public a very private matter, Sergey Brin is showing to the world someone should not be afraid of doing so and would actually benefit from it.
The price for personal genetics is now $399. It was $999 earlier this year.
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