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If we can actually decrease the failure rate from nine out of 10 drugs failing in clinical trials and instead have seven out of 10 instead failing, that is a major victory for drug discovery and for people having better therapy.Anne Wojcicki
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As a child, I had a teacher who told me, 'Look, Anne, one person can't make a difference.'Anne Wojcicki
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I think it is absolutely crazy in this day and age that I have to go through a trial and error method to see if my child is allergic to an antibiotic or peanuts. I should just know.Anne Wojcicki
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My perfect weekend is going for a walk with my family in the park. I don't think there's anything better.Anne Wojcicki
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You may not know your complete family history, but the reality is everyone has something, and as you get older, you start to worry about these things more. Health is not sort of like a 6-month project. Health is a lifetime accumulation of behaviors.Anne Wojcicki
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Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.Anne Wojcicki
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I hope that Los Altos is one of the first cities to have self-driving cars, and if that's true, well, awesome, because there's a lot of parking lots that we could get rid of and use for parks. That would be amazing!Anne Wojcicki
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My sister learned she was a carrier for a recessive disease, Bloom syndrome, late in one of her pregnancies. I remember the panicked call and the weeks of worry as she and her husband awaited his test results; if he was also a carrier, this meant their daughter had a one in four chance of being born with the disorder.Anne Wojcicki
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It's crazy to me that in this world of electronic medical records Walmart has so much information about how we shop, but no one has that information about our health. Why can't my doctor say, 'Wow, Anne, based on your lifestyle and behavior, you're five years from being diabetic.' But I can go to Target, and they know exactly what I'm going to buy.Anne Wojcicki
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Making personalized medicine a reality will require a strong partnership between 23andMe and the physician and medical communities.Anne Wojcicki
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FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.Anne Wojcicki
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The paternalism of the medical industry is insane.Anne Wojcicki
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The FDA serves a real purpose: To protect public health.Anne Wojcicki
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Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.Anne Wojcicki
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One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.Anne Wojcicki
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There's going to be space travel at some point.Anne Wojcicki
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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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I was brought up with a scientific outlook on life. It's the way my father deciphers the world - whether it's football, politics or hairstyles. So I don't get anxious about the future, because I was raised to believe and accept that nothing stays the same, and the best way to survive is to adapt.Anne Wojcicki
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Just as computer technology and the Internet created whole new industries and extraordinary benefits for people that extend into almost every realm of human endeavor from education to transportation to medicine, genetics will undoubtedly benefit people everywhere in ways we can't even imagine but know will surely occur.Anne Wojcicki
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My mom was a problem solver.Anne Wojcicki
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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.'Anne Wojcicki
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I grew up with my mom being very, very cheap, so when it's free, I'm like, 'Oh my God, it's free - I have to take as much as I can! 'Anne Wojcicki
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One of the things that got me interested in genetics was the relationship between genes and environment. We are all dealt a certain deck of cards, but our environment can influence the outcomes.Anne Wojcicki
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I'm not going to change I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.Anne Wojcicki
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The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.Anne Wojcicki
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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.Anne Wojcicki