Amy Dockser Marcus

Reporter at @theinformation

[Amir Efrati @amir]

Ex Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne, who resigned in a scandal broken by @tab_delete, is very much back in the limelight as a biotech founder who is pumped up about AI

[Amir Efrati @amir]

https://t.co/EOCpwCXOyz @AmyDMarcus

[Nick Wingfield @nickwingfield]

A great @AmyDMarcus profile of the people using AI to try to save their spouses, pets and themselves in the face of grim medical prognoses.

https://t.co/ORmk7LikYJ

[The Information @theinformation]

After buying back 23andMe for more than $300M, Anne Wojcicki is pitching donors on a $100M campaign to turn the company into a nonprofit research hub. https://t.co/wse11vaFYO

[David Shaywitz @DShaywitz]

As a long-time fan of both @annewoj23 & @AmyDMarcus, it's great to see the crossing of the streams!

[Jessica Lessin @Jessicalessin]

This rare in-depth profile of Anne Wojcicki and this next chapter for 23andMe by @AmyDMarcus sheds light on so many themes.

- The sheer grit of entrepreneurship, but the vulnerability too
- The obstacles and opportunities of digital health
- The network of Silicon Valley and its various tribes.

Let us know what you think!

https://t.co/P2LS1AroDN

[Nick Wingfield @nickwingfield]

A great inside look at Anne Wojcicki's redemption bid with 23andme by @AmyDMarcus. https://t.co/U76ht2t3oq

[The Information @theinformation]

The Big Read: Silicon Valley is pouring billions into longevity. One startup is already testing mitochondrial transplants on paying patients—including a 91-year-old. https://t.co/2LkN7Nr8Dd

[The Information @theinformation]

A new longevity experiment is mitochondrial transplants.

"The way it works right now is they are having a family member donate blood, a young family member, because the idea is as you age, your mitochondria don't work as well." — @AmyDMarcus, Health and Science Reporte

[The Information @theinformation]

The Big Read: Longevity treatments for a 91-year-old? An underdog in Silicon Valley’s immortality race bets on customers who can’t wait for anti-aging therapies.

Read more from @AmyDMarcus 👇
https://t.co/2LkN7Nr8Dd

[Alex Pearlman 💡 @lexikon1]

It's finally time to talk about the wild place where my two main interests intersect: space and using science to make babies. Thrilled to see the "Space Babies" discourse has arrived -- great piece from @AmyDMarcus

https://t.co/VQ2jQkjw3o

[The Information @theinformation]

Weekend: The Big Read

The space baby era is here.

Read more from @AmyDMarcus 👇
https://t.co/cO13rjLIMf

[Amy Dockser Marcus @AmyDMarcus]

RT @abebrown716: Silicon Valley would like to colonize—and commercialize—outer space. But those dreams all hinge on a matter that hasn't go…

[Jessica Lessin @Jessicalessin]

As a cub beat reporter at @wsj, I admired @AmyDMarcus as the ultimate beat reporter. Scoops. Page One stories. A Pulitzer Prize! I can't wait for her to bring her expertise in health and science reporting to @theinformation at a time when tech *wants* to disrupt it all.

https://t.co/2Y5Nkp4HB4

[Nick Wingfield @nickwingfield]

Super excited to welcome @AmyDMarcus to @theinformation! https://t.co/3Qv5mDqEef

[Jamie Metzl @JamieMetzl]

Everyone should read the WSJ cover story today entitled “Genetically Engineered Babies Are banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway,” by @emilyglazer, Katherine Long, and @amydmarcus. My thoughts and some essential additional links in the thread below. 1/
https://t.co/lHxprAWBQC

[Emily Glazer @EmilyGlazer]

Genetically engineered babies are banned. Tech billionaires are trying to make one anyway: https://t.co/JCcR5Hmf8E

Latest investigation by me, @ByKLong and @AmyDMarcus

[Amy Dockser Marcus @AmyDMarcus]

A network of ultrawealthy investors including Peter Thiel and Sam Altman are infusing the longevity industry with cash and making big bets on where the science is headed https://t.co/uskcPVd9JF via @WSJ

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Simulating an 80-year-old with @MIT_AgeLab's gear, @AmyDMarcus learns about the importance of balance and strength training
https://t.co/yC4IY42dP5

[David Shaywitz @DShaywitz]

Characteristically thoughtful @WSJ piece by @AmyDMarcus documenting her experience in age-simulation suit developed by researchers @MIT, intended to enable others to experience life as older person w common infirmities. Will motivate empathy+preemption...
https://t.co/qmnY0pHACD