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23andMe Founder Anne Wojcicki is Bringing Genetics to the People

23andMe Founder Anne Wojcicki is Bringing Genetics to the People

FromThe Heart of Healthcare


23andMe Founder Anne Wojcicki is Bringing Genetics to the People

FromThe Heart of Healthcare

ratings:
Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Anne Wojcicki started 23andMe in 2006 to empower consumers with access to their own genetic information. In this episode, she shares the highs and lows of this journey including getting an FDA warning letter, going public, and genotyping over 12 million customers. Plus, she shares why she thinks our healthcare system is a communist system, their role in the discussion of race, and how genetic relative surprises are remarkably common.Follow Anne Wojcicki on Twitter.Follow host Halle Tecco on on Twitter.Visit The Heart of Healthcare website for episode recaps.Visit offscrip.com/shows for more podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Aug 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Heart of Healthcare podcast expands upon the traditional lens of what we think of as “healthcare” by exploring the social determinants of health, including our food system, housing, climate change, and more. Join host Halle Tecco, healthcare investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, for authentic and compelling conversations with the people behind the movements that deconstruct underlying problems and identify how we can work together to solve them. Episode by episode, Heart of Healthcare will move the needle and figure out how to improve healthcare for all. For more information about this series, visit https://heartofhealthcarepodcast.com and https://OffScrip.com.