# I Started the Company to Test My Own Embryos by Noor Siddiqui > “I mean, I started the company because I wanted to test my own embryos.” > **— Noor Siddiqui**, *Wired interview* ## Sources and Context - **Primary or original-context publication:** [Siddiqui’s Wired interview](https://www.wired.com/story/this-woman-will-decide-which-babies-are-born-noor-siddiqui-orchid/) — Siddiqui explains her motivation for founding Orchid in the original interview; this does not establish test efficacy. - **Exact original wording:** “I mean, I started the company because I wanted to test my own embryos.” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Pearl Effect - Part 2 - Genetic Mimicry and the Dysgenic Impacts on Humanity|The Pearl Effect - Part 2 - Genetic Mimicry and the Dysgenic Impacts on Humanity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Self-Directed Evolution|Self-Directed Evolution]] - [[wiki/Reproductive Sovereignty|Reproductive Sovereignty]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “I mean, I started the company because I wanted to test my own embryos.” — Noor Siddiqui, Wired interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-noor-siddiqui-i-started-company-test-my-own ```