Destroyed genetic genetics

Last week, the Delian Asparouhov Fund partner realized that he had not examined genetics for a while. We acknowledged the opening of a dashboard created by Nucleus Genomics, a startup supported by the founders and samples of saliva, then compared the results of the DNA with the wide data that links health problems with genes. Within seconds, he concluded that he had a willingness to schizophrenia, treat high intelligence in the sky, and prostate cancer. “Boomer”, ignore.

If the Halionhov reaction seems indifferent, then this is only because it is the nucleus team that he supported a lot, much larger. Imagine a world in which your medical treatments are designed for genetics or where each couple sequences to the DNA sequence before children – or a world where asparagus imagines, also imagines dating applications “simulation for children” that correspond to your genetic tests together and you show what the child may inherit.

Today, Nucleus is a step closer to this future. The company, which was founded by a 25 -year -old, announced a $ 14 million chain, up to its total financing to about 32 million dollars. Investors such as Alexis Awnien, the Six Cit Achal Upadhyaya Everything is gathered behind the Sadeghi vision of the extensive genetic tests.

“DNA is actually a kind of final health test,” said Sadeghi. “So one has been wiped and you will get about 800 cases. It will grow quickly over the next few months, so that each disease is common and rare.”

Nucleus is possible because the cost of the genome sequence has decreased in recent years. In 2007, the cost of the genome sequence Nearly one million dollars. Today, the nucleus, in which a team works from PhD and genetic experts$ 400 to send a sample of saliva to a third -party sequence device and then analyze the results, and inform users a set of possible diseases that may be in danger. Sadeghi believes that in the next five years, “the cost of the genome will be minimal”, and everyone will be “their genome on their smartphones.”

Sadeghi’s dream started with the tragedy. One night, his cousin died in her sleep from a previously unknown genetic state. The loss has changed his life permanently. He went out of the college and moved to the house, where his schedule was as follows: waking up, contemplating for an hour, and the company’s plans related to the genes in a notebook for 12 hours, meditating for another hour. “I believe in the soul,” he said. “I contemplated every day, I think, five years.”

A year in his work and contemplated a nuclei born – and sent Six to the orbit of the most contradictory of the Silicon Valley. He met for the first time with Peter Thil in Hercikon, Bash Founder Bash that celebrates everything that is controversial (Sadeghi remembers impressive compensation). It was a suitable place to meet, given all the controversy he would do.

Last year, Sadeghi Nucleus IQ launched, which tells users of the genetic association with high intelligence signs. Sadeghi puts a huge star star next to this claim: there is still a lot that we do not know about the relationship between genes and IQ, and even if we do so, only a lot of heredity can explain, while the environment deals with the rest.

The genetic storm, Sasha Joseph, summoned the accuracy of the intelligence tests in the nucleus (Sadeghi and then published a Lengthy defense) And Others indicated Intelligence tests in the cores can distinguish and stigmatize. Sadeghi’s approach is also significantly different from competitors: In 2018, 23andme told the Technology MIT review that it will not issue consumer information about genetics and intelligence Fear of “bad interpretation”.

But Sadeghi and Asparouhov believe that ordinary Americans should have the most information as possible about genetics. The Hellenic finds hesitation about Nucleus IQ “very strange”, adding that if we can recognize the genetic benefits in athletes (such as, for example, the amazing Michael Phelps wing), then why don’t we do the same for the intelligence rate? “Experts claim that they know what is better for you,” said experts. “But I think it is better to give consumers information available to them and let them decide.”

Since Nucleus gets more customers, Asparouhov says that the company’s visions will improve, the results on the Nucleus information panel are automatically updated with new information. “At some point, perhaps there will be, for example, appearance reports, where you tell the nucleus, I have blue eyes, have brown hair, and may come in an intelligence test, etc., and this actually improves the model,” he said.

When asked if he connects things like blue eyes, blond hair and intelligence hair, it can be explained as the improvement of offspring, he made it clear, “I said brown hair!”

After that, the simulation of the same movement was made by Elon Musk after President Trump’s inauguration, jokingly, “My heart comes out to you.”