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Genetics and Health

April 14th, 2007

What’s up with 23andMe?

Biotech start-ups utilizing genetic information are nothing new. Could 23andMe be unique? Yesterday, I received a nice email from their recruiting manager, Oliver Ryan. As luck would have it, I’m vacationing in the San Francisco Bay Area and hope to swing a meeting with some 23andMe folks next week, including Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey. […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 8 comments

April 7th, 2006

Genentech Center for the History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

In celebration of their 30th anniversary, Genentech (check out their domain name, is that perfect or what?) has donated $2.5 million to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). The gift will be used to establish the Genentech Center for the History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the CSHL Carnegie Building where genetics research got […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 2 comments