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b"Anne Wojcicki and her co-founders started 23andMe back in 2006 with a clear mission: to make genetic testing and its results, including findings about predisposition to disease, widely available to consumers. And, in exchange for a swab of spit and a fee, 23andMe provided its customers with unprecedented insight into their own genetic makeup. Now, Wojcicki and her company are at the forefront of a broader movement to expand personalized care and drug options in healthcare.\\xa0In today\\u2019s episode, Anne talks about the challenges in understanding the code of life, the benefits of DNA testing, concerns over privacy in the healthcare industry, and the future of medicine and new drug discovery.\\n\\nAnne Wojcicki is a biologist, entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of the personal genomics company 23andMe, which provides genetic testing for individuals curious about their ancestry and genetic makeup.\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Hala and Anne will discuss:\\n- Anne's disillusionment with the U.S. healthcare system\\n- The power of the human genome\\n- The challenges of direct-to-consumer DNA tests\\n- The real reason 23andMe was so controversial\\n- Handling FDA concerns\\n- Challenges of achieving transparency and privacy\\n- How people\\u2019s lives have been changed by taking the 23andMe test\\n- Integrating genetics into patient care\\n- How large datasets are helping solve health mysteries\\n- Building a direct-to-consumer healthcare movement\\n- Combining genetics with drug discovery research\\n- Expanding 23andMe\\u2019s non-European databases\\n- How AI will change the medical landscape\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\n\\xa0\\nAnne Wojcicki is a biologist, entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of the personal genomics company 23andMe. She has been on Forbes\\u2019 list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women and has been named \\u201cThe Most Daring CEO\\u201d by Fast Company. Her company 23andMe provides genetic testing for individuals curious about their ancestry and genetic makeup, but it is doing a lot more than that, including helping to revolutionize how we think about drug discovery and the genetics of health.\\n\\xa0\\nResources Mentioned:\\nAnne\\u2019s Website: https://blog.23andme.com/tag/anne-wojcicki\\nAnne\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annewojcicki/\\nAnne\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/annewoj23?lang=en\\nAnne\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annewoj23/?hl=en\\nWhere you can order a 23andMe Health and Ancestry Kit: https://www.23andme.com/dna-health-ancestry/\\n\\xa0\\nLinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life:\\nUse code \\u2018podcast\\u2019 for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSponsored By:\\n\\xa0Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify\\nGreen Chef -\\xa0Go to GreenChef.com/60yap and use code 60yap to get 60% off plus free shipping.\\nRocket Card - Go to rocketcard.com/profiting and get up to 5% cash back on every purchase toward a new loan\\nRelay - Apply online and sign up for FREE! Go to relayfi.com/profiting\\n**Relay is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services and FDIC insurance provided through Evolve Bank & Trust and Thread Bank; Members FDIC. The Relay Visa\\xae Debit Card is issued by Thread Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used everywhere Visa\\xae debit cards are accepted.\\n\\xa0\\nMore About Young and Profiting\\nDownload Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com\\xa0\\nGet Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships\\nLeave a Review - \\xa0ratethispodcast.com/yap\\nWatch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting\\n\\xa0\\nFollow Hala Taha\\nLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\nInstagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\nTikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala\\nTwitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/"