A Harvard University scientist backed by Google Inc. and OrbiMed Advisors LLC plans to unlock the secrets of common diseases by decoding the DNA of 100,000 people in the world's biggest gene sequencing project.

Could the editors have belatedly Googled "googirl" ? The 13-page profile has been reposted with the humdrum headline "The adventures of Marissa." Boring.

TED, the schmoozeathon taking place in Monterey right now, prides itself on staying exclusive and bringing together only the best of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and Manhattan.

What happens when the iPhone's stopwatch runs for 1,000 hours [Clips] A college student let his iPhone's stopwatch run for 1,000 hours and filmed as it went from 999:59:59 to 1000:00:00. Here are the results if ...

Google's attempt to build a home for personal health records online could potentially make the ads more lucrative than Web search, a top equity analyst says.

On Thursday, Google formally unveiled its personal health records service, Google Health, with a speech by CEO Eric Schmidt and a blog post by product VP Marissa Mayer.

Google Inc. on Thursday announced its long-awaited foray into the business of allowing patients to manage their health information online.

SAN FRANCISCO magazine seems to have thought it was onto a winner when it made Google high-flyer Marissa Mayer its cover girl last week.

Google shed more light on the health care service it is developing, showing off a couple of screenshots of what it will look like.

Staci D. Kramer - Thu 28 Feb 2008 02:32 PM PST As expected, Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt used his closing-day keynote at HIMMS08 today to make a major statement about the plans for Google Health.