Tuesday, November 11, 2008

23andMe DNA Test Was "Invention" of The Year

Consumer DNA test 23andMe made it to the list of the 20 best inventions of 2008 according to the Time magazine.

Consumer DNA test 23andMe


The 23andMe company and service was established by Anne Wojcicki - bio-engineer and wife of Sergey Brin - founder of Google. The service helps determine your genetic predisposition to 99 different diseases (ranging from blindness to baldness). DNA is taken from a sample of your saliva. The unit can recognize and analyze some 600 thousand genetic markers.

Anne and her business partner Linda Avey did not invent the very technology (such service provided and earlier), but they had made their product affordable (about $400), and, most importantly, private.