23andMe, the personal genetics startup backed by Facebook billionaire Yuri Milner and Google Ventures, has been plagued by obstacles on its mission to become the world’s repository for human genetic information—including a drawn-out standoff with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But the company is persevering.Recently, 23andMe announced it is sharing (anonymously) the DNA data it has collected on 650,000 individuals with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Sharing resources, the companies say, will help them figure out new ways to treat disease and to design clinical trials.
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Upcoming Free Legacy Family Tree Webinar:
"Finding Confederate Soldiers and Their Records"
Guest presenter: J. Mark Lowe
February 6, 2015 at 2:00 PM
Using a record-based approach, learn to find the basic records of your Confederate Ancestor. A review of basic military records will be presented by following a solider throughout all available records, including pensions. Registrations required.
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