Genetics will be a cheap and critical part of daily life, 23andme co-founder Anne Wojcicki has told the SXSW festival, claiming that genetics should be used for preventative medicine to bring down the cost of healthcare.
Wojcicki admitted the move by the US Food and Drug Administration service in November to stop 23andMe marketing its genetic testing service had hampered the company.
“We are pioneers. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs but we have lots of tenacity to push on through. It will take time money and effort to figure out the path forward.” That path involves submitting applications that detail 23andme as a medical device, she said.
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