Five O'Clock with Theral Timpson
Five O'Clock with Theral Timpson
Why Have Your Genome Sequenced? with Kian Sadeghi, Nucleus Genomics
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Why Have Your Genome Sequenced? with Kian Sadeghi, Nucleus Genomics

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Theral is joined today by the founder and CEO of Nucleus, a company which began offering whole genome sequencing to everyone for $400 earlier this year.

Why should you have your genome sequenced? For that matter, what is your genome, and what is “sequenced?”

Kian is a young founder who became passionate about genetics when his cousin suddenly died, and it was later revealed by her doctor that knowing about her genome could very well have saved her.

Theral shares his own results from the Nucleus test today, exploring what he learned from his genome and how the service works. Theral tested above average risk for four conditions, two of which match with his medical history.

What about your genome? How determinative are our genes? And how many other Americans have had their genome sequenced?

“People are getting healthier as they become more cognizant and thinking more preventatively,” says Kian. “They want to measure their blood, their urine, all the way to their genetics. Genetics is part of this broader movement in America where people are quantifying themselves. Genetics is the foundation of your health.”

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