Sergey Brin had his own genetic code Googled by his wife’s DNA testing company. The results, revealed in the first posting of the Google cofounder’s new blog, show that he carries a gene mutation that predisposes him to Parkinson’s disease. “This leaves me in a rather unique position,” Brin writes in his blog, Too. “I know early in my life something I am substantially predisposed to. I now have the opportunity to adjust my life to reduce those odds [e.g. there is evidence that exercise may be protective against Parkinson’s].”
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Brin Steps Into Genetic Ethics Debate With Blog Revelation
Posted by: Renay San Miguel September 19, 2008 02:01 PMSergey Brin had his own genetic code Googled by his wife’s DNA testing company. The results, revealed in the first posting of the Google cofounder’s new blog, show that he carries a gene mutation that predisposes him to Parkinson’s disease. “This leaves me in a rather unique position,” Brin writes in his blog, Too. “I know early in my life something I am substantially predisposed to. I now have the opportunity to adjust my life to reduce those odds [e.g. there is evidence that exercise may be protective against Parkinson’s].”