Tag: Sergey Brin

Calico is the most interesting startup in Silicon Valley

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI

This anti-aging brain trust is the most interesting startup in Silicon Valley Christina Farr, venturebeat.com In Sep­tem­ber, Google chief exec­u­tive Larry Page announced his lat­est “moonshot,” a mys­te­ri­ous new ven­ture to extend the human life span. We don’t know much yet about the ini­tia­tive, dubbed Cal­i­co, but Page revealed in a blog post th… Related … Continue reading Calico is the most interesting startup in Silicon Valley

Personal genomic price drop: 23andMe

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Linguistic Search, Network Science

What Is 23andMe Really Selling: The Moral Quandary At The Center Of The Personalized Genomics Revolution Steven Kotler, forbes.com This week, 23andme, the per­son­al­ized genomics com­pa­ny found­ed by Anne Woj­ci­c­ki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, got an influx of invest­ment cash ($50 mil­lion). Accord­ing to their press release, they are using the money to … Continue reading Personal genomic price drop: 23andMe

Check Your Genome

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX

Check Your Genome Caleb Garling, wired.com berke­ley­lab/Flickr Gene muta­tions can pre­dict how you’ll respond to cer­tain sub­stances. Here’s what genet­ic test­ing out­fit 23andMe can tell you about how you might react to the drugs below. Drugs for which your 23andMe results can… http://flpbd.it/jyQOz Related articles Check Out The Geekiest Black Friday Deal Ever (GOOG) (embargozone.com) … Continue reading Check Your Genome

Personal genetics company seeks regulatory approval

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Data Governance, Digital Health, Linguistic Search

Personal genetics company seeks regulatory approval Monya Baker, nature.com Per­son­al genet­ics com­pa­ny 23andMe announced Mon­day that it was seek­ing FDA approval for an ini­tial batch of seven health-related tests with scores more to fol­low. 23andMe, based in Moun­tain View, Cal­i­for­nia, mar­kets genet­ics test­… http://flpbd.it/usMr0 Related articles 23andMe's Tools Help Solve Ancestry Mystery (23andme.com) One Million … Continue reading Personal genetics company seeks regulatory approval

Crowd-sourcing science: Sergey Brin’s Search for a Parkinson’s Cure

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI

This guy has the money and the brains to turn the  hypothesis testing scientific method on its head and speed up our currently extremely expensive and slow drug discovery process using the power of the Internet to analyze massive data sets and look for patterns. Sergey Brin's Search for a Parkinson's Cure | Wired Magazine … Continue reading Crowd-sourcing science: Sergey Brin’s Search for a Parkinson’s Cure