Name: Linda Avey on the Peripheral Benefits of the Personal Genomics Industry
Uploaded: 2009-03-02T22:49:54-05:00
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: The 23andMe co-founder says personal genetic testing will spur new opportunities.

Who's in the Video

Co-Founder, 23andMe

Linda Avey has over 20 years of sales and business development experience in the biopharmaceutical industry in San Francisco, Boston, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. Prior to starting 23andMe, she[…]

Go to Profile

All Videos

Linda Avey on the Peripheral Benefits of the Personal Genomics Industry

▸

1 min

—

with

Co-Founder, 23andMe

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

The 23andMe co-founder says personal genetic testing will spur new opportunities.

Up Next

Linda Avey on the Risks of Genetic Testing

▸

1 min

—

with

Co-Founder, 23andMe

Health

The next omics? Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease

Of the millions of substances people encounter daily, health researchers have focused on only a few hundred. Those in the emerging field of exposomics want to change that.

Collage of social media icons and pixelated images in a grid layout, featuring Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook logos on a red background.

The Present

Internet freedom is fading in the new era of social control

“The evolution of digital media makes stricter regulation of online behavior not only feasible but inevitable,” writes media ecologist Andrey Mir.

Open book with a gradient bar design on the left page and an illustration of founders sharing wisdom around a fire on the right page.

Business

Why founders should fight hardwired “hyperbolic discounting”

Startup success can often hinge on a key lesson derived from behavioral science … and Jerry Seinfeld’s “Night Guy vs. Morning Guy” routine.

Colorful geometric design painted on the balustrades of a staircase against a pale building background.

Neuropsych

Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder

The color of the shirt you’re wearing right now depends on many factors, from your eye shape to what language you speak.

Collage with a rocket launch, raised hand, SpaceX text, blueberries, and circuitry against a gray background with "THE NIGHT CRAWLER" text—echoing the intense atmosphere of chip wars.

Business

Inside the world’s most important company

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.