Carry your genome around on your iPhone
What if you around your genome — the full details of your personal DNA — on your cellphone and compare it instantly to the DNA of a prospective dating partner simply by sharing over a WiFi connection?
That just one bizarre thought that comes to mind, now that Jay Flatley, chief executive of Illumina, says he is already carrying around his genotype on his iPhone. Check out David Hamilton’s post on all this over at VentureBeat… Continue Reading
Decoding 23andMe — Illumina spills the beans
First, it was self-described 23andMe investor Martin Varsavsky who spilled some early information about the secretive personal-genomics startup founded by Sergey Brin’s new wife, Anne Wojcicki, and now backed by Google and Genentech. (See our coverage here.) Now more details about 23andMe’s plans to help individuals map their own genomes are emerging, courtesy of Illumina, a gene-scanning company partnered with the startup.
At an investor conference yesterday, Illumina CEO Jay Flatley sketched out 23andMe’s plans and… Continue Reading