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ICarbonX

ICarbonX is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand ICarbonX rather than just read about it. In short: iCarbonX is a company founded by Chinese genomicist Jun Wang, former CEO of Beijing Genomic Institute (BGI), in 2015. iCarbonX combines genomics with other health factors such as metabolites, bacteria and lifestyle choices to create a digitalized form of life. History iCarbonX was founded on October 27, 2015.

Key takeaways

ICarbonX belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect ICarbonX to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of ICarbonX from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

iCarbonX is a company founded by Chinese genomicist Jun Wang, former CEO of Beijing Genomic Institute (BGI), in 2015. iCarbonX combines genomics with other health factors such as metabolites, bacteria and lifestyle choices to create a digitalized form of life.

History iCarbonX was founded on October 27, 2015. On September 10, 2016, iCarbonX acquired Imagu Vision Technologies, an Israeli AI and image processing company, in order to establish an iCarbonX-Israel R&D center. On January 5, 2017, iCarbonX announced its Digital Life Alliance with seven other companies including SomaLogic, HealthTell, PatientsLikeMe, AOBiome, GALT, Imagu and Robustnique. iCarbonX has raised over $600 million in investment. Tencent Holdings Limited (owner of social-media app WeChat) and Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Corp. invested $200 million in iCarbonX, which made iCarbonX one of only three Chinese healthcare startups with a valuation of more than $1 billion (considered a Unicorn). The company has about 100 employees. On January 5, 2017, iCarbonX released Meum, a digital health management platform. On the same day, iCarbonX announced a partnership with PatientsLikeMe, an online network for patients with chronic conditions. iCarbonX funded PatientsLikeMe with $100M with plans for the two companies to work together on genetic sequencing projects. The company name, "iCarbonX," symbolizes the use of the internet and artificial intelligence to improve life, of which a central element is carbon. The "i" and "X" indicate the company's plans to combine the Internet and artificial intelligence to create something new.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with ICarbonX

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what ICarbonX claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to ICarbonX before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about ICarbonX ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of ICarbonX

In research: ICarbonX appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses ICarbonX in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: ICarbonX is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Artificial intelligence companies, Biotechnology companies established in 2015, Biotechnology companies of China, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for ICarbonX outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study ICarbonX in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what ICarbonX means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain ICarbonX out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is ICarbonX in simple terms?

Why does ICarbonX matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study ICarbonX?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on ICarbonX.