genome pioneer dr. craig venter. >> we want to find things early when they're treatable and preventible. >> reporter: dr. venter came to talk in front of tech entrepreneurs at ft. mason. he then spoke exclusively to kpix5 news. >> what we're looking for is what's unique to each person and how that would predict their future. >> reporter: the checkup begins with eight hours of diagnostic testing. it includes whole genome sequencing, a blood test that looks at 20 different chemicals and extensive mri body images that begins with the brain and uses very sophisticated software. >> we have algorithms that measure very accurately 20 regions of the brain, can predict alzheimer's disease 20 years in advance. >> reporter: so far more than 500 people have signed up. venter says all presumed they were perfectly healthy. however? >> 40% of those people that you think are healthy were finding have serious disease. >> reporter: including venter, his workup and dna sequencing

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the human longevity and dr. craig venter is that desperate special guest today. he is one of the people who map the genome 20 years ago. senior judicial analyst judge andrew napolitano is here. the program ahead. stay with us. president obama speaking out on a signature health care a lot in his first public comments since the house voted to repeal about mccarrick at last week that the president defended the law calling on congress to show what he called political coverage in the health care fight. watch. >> it actually doesn't take a lot of courage to aid those who are already powerful, already comfortable, already influential. but it does require some courage to champion the vulnerable and the sick and the infirm. courage means not simply doing what is politically expedient, but doing what they believe deep in their heart is right. maria: his comments come as a pro-obamacare advocacy group called save medicare launches a six-figure ad this week targeting 24 republican house members who voted to repeal the law. what you think about this? president obama talking a

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