23andMe(TM) to Hold Press Meeting at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008.Complimentary Personal Genome Service(TM) to be Offered to 50 Press Attendees MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- 23andMe, Inc., a privately-held personal genetics company, announced today that it will be holding a press meeting at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos: [TABLE OMITTED] Co-Founders Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki and employees from 23andMe will be available to provide live demonstrations of 23andMe's Personal Genome Service and field questions from members of the press. Fifty media attendees will be offered complimentary access to the service. Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. members of the press are welcome to attend. The Company's service, which retails for USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 999, enables individuals to gain deeper insights into their ancestry an·ces·try n. pl. an·ces·tries 1. Ancestral descent or lineage. 2. Ancestors considered as a group. [Middle English auncestrie, alteration (influenced by and other inherited traits. The 23andMe service allows individuals to: [TABLE OMITTED] How 23andMe's services work: [TABLE OMITTED] About 23andMe 23andMe, Inc. is a privately-held personal genetics company dedicated to helping individuals understand their own genetic information through DNA analysis DNA analysis Any technique used to analyze genes and DNA. See Chromosome walking, DNA fingerprinting, Footprinting, In situ hybridization, Jeffries' probe, Jumping libraries, PCR, RFLP analysis, Southern blot hybridization. technologies and web-based interactive tools. The company's Personal Genome Service enables individuals to gain deeper insights into their ancestry and inherited traits. 23andMe, Inc., was founded by Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki in 2006, and the company is advised by a group of renowned experts in the fields of human genetics Human genetics A discipline concerned with genetically determined resemblances and differences among human beings. Technological advances in the visualization of human chromosomes have shown that abnormalities of chromosome number or structure are surprisingly , bioinformatics and computer science. Its Series A investors include Genentech, Inc., Google Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : GOOG GOOG Google, Inc. (stock symbol) ) and New Enterprise Associates. More information is available at www.23andMe.com. 23andMe was recently selected as a 2008 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and will be participating in the 2008 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from January 23-28, 2008 in Davos, Switzerland. 23andMe and Personal Genome Service are trademarks of 23andMe, Inc. All other marks belong to their respective owners. |
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